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The Electromagnetic Waves

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the highest point on a transverse wave?

a)

amplitude

b)

wavelength

c)

crest

d)

trough

2.

What is the lowest point on a transverse wave?

a)

amplitude

b)

wavelength

c)

crest

d)

trough

3.

The number of waves that pass somewhere in a second is:

a)

amplitude

b)

wavelength

c)

frequency

d)

period

4.

Waves that do not require a material to travel though are called ______________________.

a)

electromagnetic waves

b)

mechanical waves

c)

transverse waves

d)

longitudinal waves

5.

What is the amplitude of a wave?

a)

The total distance a wave will travel through a medium.

b)

The height of a wave from crest to trough.

c)

The height of a wave from the origin to a crest or trough.

d)

The horizontal distance between two crests or troughs of a wave.

6.

Arrange the following EM waves according to decreasing wavelength: x-ray, visible light, microwave

a)

microwave, visible light. x-ray

b)

visible light, x-ray. microwave

c)

microwave, x-ray, visible light

d)

x-ray, visible light, microwave

7.

Arrange the following EM waves according to increasing frequency: infrared, gamma ray, ultraviolet

a)

gamma ray, ultraviolet, infrared

b)

ultraviolet, infrared, gamma ray

c)

infrared, ultraviolet, gamma ray

d)

infrared, gamma ray, ultraviolet

8.

Which of the following has the highest frequency?

a)

microwave

b)

gamma ray

c)

infrared

d)

ultraviolet

9.

Which of the following has the lowest frequency?

a)

visible light

b)

microwave

c)

infrared

d)

gamma ray

10.

Which of the following has the shortest wavelength?

a)

gamma ray

b)

ultraviolet

c)

radio wave

d)

visible light