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Electromagnetic Waves

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the Electromagnetic Spectrum?

a)

Range of EM waves that transfer radiation energy.

b)

Range of EM waves that transfer chemical energy.

c)

Range of EM waves that measure heat.

d)

Range of EM waves that measures mass.

2.

What does a wave do when it is reflected?

a)

Stares at you in the mirror.

b)

Is absorbed by the matter it hits.

c)

Bounces back at you from the matter it hits.

d)

Bends around the matter it hits.

3.

Can sound be heard in space?

a)

Yes

b)

No

4.

What causes a straw to look bent in water?

a)

Refraction

b)

DIffraction

c)

Absorption

d)

Reflection

5.

___________ is the combination of two or more of the same type of wave, causing them to cancel each other out.

a)

Interference

b)

Resonance

c)

Refraction

d)

Constructive

6.

A change in frequency of a wave due to the motion of an object.

a)

Resonance

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Doppler effect

7.

This is an example of:

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffarction

d)

Absorption

8.

This is an example of:

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Absorption

9.

A frequency of an object matches the natural frequency of another object.

a)

Resonance

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Reflection

10.

This is an example of:

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Resonance

11.

____________ is the ability of light to spread out after passing through a narrow object or obstacle

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Resonance

12.

Which has the highest frequency?

a)

Gamma rays

b)

Infrared

c)

Radio waves

d)

Microwaves

13.

______________ is the transfer of light energy to matter.

a)

Reflectiob

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Absorption

14.

The speed and wavelength of a wave

changes during _________.

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

15.

________ waves have very small wavelengths;

therefore, they cannot diffract very

much around large obstacles, such as

buildings.

a)

Heat

b)

Sound

c)

Light

d)

Mechanical