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EM Spectrum - Questions

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the relationship between the Wavelength and the Period of an EM wave?

a)

Directly Proportional

b)

No Relationship

c)

Inversely Proportional

2.

What is the relationship between the Wavelength of an EM wave and the frequency of its transmission?

a)

Directly Proportional

b)

No Relationship

c)

Inversely Proportional

3.

If you increase the frequency of an EM wave...

a)

the Energy will decrease.

b)

the Energy will stay the same.

c)

the Energy will increase.

4.

In a pendulum, the longer the period...

a)

the more frequent the swing.

b)

the less frequent the swing.

5.

By increasing the wavelength of light shining on a metal plate...

a)

the Energy of the Wave Decreases.

b)

it has no effect on the Energy.

c)

the Energy of the Wave Increases.

6.

Which of the following waves require more energy to generate:

a)

Radio

b)

Infrared

c)

Ultraviolet

d)

X-Rays

7.

Which of the following colors on the rainbow has the longest wavelength?

a)

Violet

b)

Blue

c)

Yellow

d)

Red

8.

Which of the following are colors that are visible to humans:

a)

Ultraviolet

b)

Red

c)

Yellow

d)

Infrared

9.

Which of the following waves may have enough energy to emit electrons from a Calcium metal plate (called the Photoelectric effect):

a)

Dim Ultraviolet

b)

Microwave

c)

A Bright Yellow

d)

Intense Red

10.

An light shining from an object that approaches us:

a)

appears "bluer" to us.

b)

appears "dimmer" to us.

c)

appears "redder" to us.

d)

appears "faster" to us.

11.

Which of these visible colors has the shortest wavelength?

a)

Red

b)

Green

c)

Blue

d)

Violet

12.

Which of the following visible colors has the highest frequency?

a)

Blue

b)

Yellow

c)

Green

d)

Red

13.

Which of the following visible colors has the lowest frequency:

a)

Red

b)

Yellow

c)

Violet

d)

Blue

14.

Which of the following is a medical device that does NOT emit an Electromagnetic waves:

a)

Dental Curing Light

b)

A Magnetic Resonance Imaging Machine

c)

Ultrasound

d)

Skeletal X-Ray

15.

Which of these would be the most dangerous for humans?

a)

FM Radio Waves

b)

Ultraviolet

c)

Microwaves

d)

Gamma Rays

16.

Animals and humans emit this electromagnetic wave from their body, just by being warm. Certain goggles can help you see this wave, even at night:

a)

Microwaves

b)

Infrared

c)

Ultraviolet

d)

Gamma Rays

17.

All of the stars in the sky that are moving away from us due to the big bang are...

a)

shifting their wavelengths to the red side.

b)

getting slower as they move away.

c)

shifting their wavelengths to the blue side.

d)

getting faster as they move away.

18.

Which of the following statements are true? (Select all that apply)

a)

Hard X-Rays have smaller wavelengths from Soft X-Rays.

b)

Hard X-Rays have lower frequency than Soft X-Rays.

c)

Hard X-Rays have longer periods than Soft X-Rays.

d)

Hard X-Rays have more energy than Soft X-Rays

19.

Yellow light shined on a certain metal plate doesn't have enough Energy to eject electrons from a metal plate through the photoelectric effect. Which of the following changes might eject electrons? (Select all that apply)

a)

Use Ultraviolet Light Instead

b)

Decrease the wavelength of the light.

c)

Brightening the yellow light.

d)

Get the light closer to the metal plate.

e)

Increase the frequency of the light.

20.

Which of the following has the longest wavelengths?

a)

FM Radio Waves

b)

AM Radios Waves

c)

Gamma Rays

d)

Ultraviolet Light

21.

Which of the following would be considered the exact opposite of an electromagnetic wave?

a)

A longitudinal wave.

b)

A transverse wave.

c)

A mechanical wave.

d)

A standing wave.

22.

You look into the night sky. Which of the following stars would most likely to be emitting more heat due to a higher temperature?

a)

A Red Star

b)

An Orange Star

c)

A Blue Star

d)

A Yellow Star

23.

All electromagnetic waves... (select all that apply)

a)

travel the speed of light.

b)

are fastest in a solid.

c)

are transverse.

d)

can travel through a vacuum.

e)

are longitudinal.

24.

In a vacuum, which of the following statements is true?

a)

Radio waves travel at a faster speed than X-rays

b)

Radio waves travel at a slower speed than X-rays

c)

Radio waves travel at the same speed as X-rays

d)

Radio waves travel at the speed of sound, and X-rays travel at the speed of light.

25.

TRUE or FALSE: You can hear radio waves.

a)

True

b)

False