WorksheetsElectromagnetic Spectrum
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Select the correct order of waves on the EMS
a)
Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
b)
Gamma, X-ray, Ultra, Vis, Infra, Micro, Radio
c)
Vis, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio
d)
Micro, Radio, Vis, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
2.
Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the lowest frequency/energy
a)
Gamma Rays
b)
Radio Waves
c)
Visible Light
d)
Infrared rays
3.
Which has the SHORTEST wavelength and, therefore, the highest frequency/most energy
a)
Radio waves
b)
Ultraviolet Rays
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
X-rays
4.
Which section of the spectrum is the ONLY one we can see?
a)
X-rays
b)
Visible Light
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
Ultraviolet Rays
5.
As the frequency of an electromagnetic wave increases, the amount of energy in that wave...
a)
increases.
b)
decreases.
c)
stays the same.
6.
The blue section of the wave is measuring _________________.
a)
wavelength
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
amplitude
7.
Light behaves like both a particle and a ______.
a)
Mass
b)
Wave
c)
Current
8.
What happens to the energy of a photon as the frequency of the wave increases?
a)
The energy increases
b)
The energy decreases
c)
The energy stays the same
9.
Which of the following has the longest wavelength?
a)
microwaves
b)
UV rays
c)
Infrared
d)
Gamma rays
10.
Which of the following has the most energy?
a)
X-rays
b)
The color green
c)
Microwaves
d)
Infrared
11.
Which of the following has the shortest wavelength?
a)
Infrared
b)
The color Indigo
c)
Infrared
d)
TV
12.
Which of the following has the least amount of energy?
a)
UV rays
b)
The color yellow
c)
Radio waves
d)
Gamma rays
13.
Which of the following has the longest wavelength?
a)
Gamma rays
b)
The color blue
c)
TV
d)
Infrared
14.
Which of the following has the most energy?
a)
TV
b)
Microwaves
c)
Radiowaves
d)
Infrared
15.
Which of the following would have the highest frequency?
a)
Gamma rays
b)
The color red
c)
X-rays
d)
UV rays
16.
True or false: as you move along the spectrum, radio to gamma waves, the wavelengths decrease in size (get smaller)
a)
true
b)
false
17.
A wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy
a)
high, low
b)
high, high
c)
low, high
d)
low, low
18.
Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the lowest frequency/energy
a)
Gamma Rays
b)
Radio Waves
c)
Visible Light
d)
Infrared rays
19.
Which of the following lists the electromagnetic waves in order of increasing wavelength?
a)
X-rays, visible light, radio waves
b)
gamma rays, microwaves, UV rays
c)
infrared rays, radio waves, x-rays
20.
How much of the electromagnetic spectrum is made up of visible light?
a)
only a small portion
b)
a very l;arge portion
c)
about half
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