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Electromagnetic Waves

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How are electromagnetic waves produced?

a)

any disturbance

b)

Currents

c)

Vibrating Charge

d)

Voltage source

2.

What is the speed of the electromagnetic wave in a vacuum?

a)

Zero

b)

Always the same as the speed of light

c)

Changing depending on the value of its wavelength

d)

Changing, depending on the value of its frequency

3.

Which type of electromagnetic wave has the shortest wavelength?

a)

Gamma Ray

b)

X-ray

c)

microwave

d)

radio waves

4.

Which of the following correctly list the electromagnetic waves in order from the longest to the shortest wavelength?

a)

Gamma Ray, UV,IR, microwave

b)

Microwave, UV, Visible light, gamma ray

c)

Radio wave, IR, Gamma ray, UV

d)

Radio wave, IR, Visible light, X-ray

5.

What happens to the frequency of the electromagnetic wave if its wavelength increases?

a)

It decreases.

b)

It increases as well.

c)

It remains the same.

d)

It will not increase nor decrease.

6.

What is an example of a radio wave?

a)

Vision

b)

Television

c)

Heat lamp

d)

Sunlight

7.

X-ray photographs show softer tissues...

a)

as dark, highly exposed areas.

b)

as bright white areas.

c)

as invisible.

d)

the same as dense bones.

8.

Cellular phones utilize...

a)

microwaves

b)

radar waves

c)

very high frequency waves

d)

very low frequency waves

9.

Which one is a type of ionizing radiation?

a)

radio waves

b)

microwaves

c)

gamma rays

d)

infrared

10.

Which type of wave can cause your skin to age prematurely?

a)

Ultraviolet waves

b)

radio waves

c)

X-rays

11.
Which wave has the largest wavelength?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
None (same wavelength)
12.

Satellite Communication is an application of what type of wave?

a)

Infrared

b)

Microwave

c)

Radio wave

d)

X-ray

13.

Exposure to ionizing radiation can cause cancer.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

c)

MAYBE

14.

Strongest ionizing radiation is X-ray.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

c)

MAYBE

15.

Human can sense ionizing radiations.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

c)

MAYBE