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EM Spectrum Applications

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How much of the EM spectrum is made up of visible light?

a)

a very small portion

b)

about half

c)

a very large portion

2.

Which of the following has wavelengths LONGER than visible light?

a)

Radio

b)

Ultraviolet

c)

X Ray

d)

Gamma ray

3.

Which of the following has wavelengths SHORTER than visible light?

a)

X rays

b)

Infrared

c)

Microwave

d)

Radio

4.

As wavelength decreases, frequency ______.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

5.

High frequency waves are high energy waves. Which type of wave has the MOST energy?

a)

Gamma ray

b)

X ray

c)

Infrared

d)

Radio

6.

High frequency waves are high energy waves. Which type of wave has the LEAST energy?

a)

Ultraviolet

b)

Visible light

c)

Infrared

d)

Radio

7.

Which color of visible light has the MOST energy?

a)

Red

b)

Orange

c)

Yellow

d)

Violet

8.

Which color of visible light has the LEAST energy?

a)

Red

b)

Yellow

c)

Blue

d)

Violet

9.

Which type of radiation comes from cool clouds of gas around newly formed stars (temperature around 10K)?

a)

Ultraviolet

b)

Gamma ray

c)

Radio

d)

Infrared

10.

Which type of telescope could be used to detect hot gas in clusters of galaxies (temperature = 10,000,000 K)?

a)

Ultraviolet

b)

X ray

c)

Radio

d)

Infrared

11.

Radio wavelengths are about the size of a(n) ______.

a)

building

b)

atom

c)

needle point

d)

protozoan

12.

X ray wavelengths are about the size of a(n) ______.

a)

building

b)

atom

c)

needle point

d)

protozoan

13.

Infrared wavelengths are about the size of a(n) ______.

a)

building

b)

atom

c)

needle point

d)

protozoan

14.

Which EM waves are used in ovens, Wifi, and cell phone communication?

a)

Microwaves

b)

Infrared

c)

Ultraviolet

d)

X Ray

15.

Which EM waves are used in broadcasting (radio and television)?

a)

Radio

b)

Infrared

c)

Ultraviolet

d)

X Ray

16.

Which EM waves are used for medical imaging and airport security?

a)

Visible light

b)

Infrared

c)

Ultraviolet

d)

X Ray

17.

Which EM waves are used in night vision goggles, thermal imaging, TV remotes, and touch-free thermometers?

a)

Gamma rays

b)

Infrared

c)

Ultraviolet

d)

X Ray

18.

Which EM waves are used to detect and treat cancer?

a)

Gamma rays

b)

Infrared

c)

Radio

d)

Visible light

19.

Which EM waves can cause sunburns or be used to sterilize medical equipment?

a)

Gamma rays

b)

Infrared

c)

Ultraviolet

d)

Microwaves

20.

Which EM waves let us know that red stars are the cool stars and blue stars are the hot stars?

a)

Gamma rays

b)

Infrared

c)

Ultraviolet

d)

Visible light

21.

Which EM waves pass through Earth's atmosphere?

a)

Radio & X Rays

b)

Infrared & Microwaves

c)

X Rays & Gamma Rays

d)

Visible light & Radio waves

22.

Earth's atmosphere protects us from . . .

a)

Ultraviolet, X Rays, Gamma Rays

b)

Radio waves & Gamma Rays

c)

Visible light & Radio waves

d)

Microwaves & Visible light

23.

Which types of telescope are ground-based (on Earth)?

a)

Optical (visible light) & Radio

b)

Gamma & X Ray

c)

Microwave & X Ray

d)

Infrared & Ultraviolet

24.

Which type of telescope cannot be used on Earth's surface?

a)

Optical (visible light)

b)

Radio

c)

Gamma Ray

d)

Infrared

25.

Which types of telescope MUST be positioned in space (beyond Earth's atmosphere) in order to be used?

a)

Optical (visible light)

b)

Gamma Ray & X Ray

c)

Infrared & Microwave

d)

Ultraviolet

26.

Instruments that use this type of EM wave are HUGE.

a)

Optical (visible light)

b)

X Ray

c)

Radio

d)

Ultraviolet