WorksheetsElectromagnetic Waves Vocabulary
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 34mins
What is an electromagnetic wave?
A transverse wave that involves the transfer of electric and magnetic energy.
A longitudinal wave that involves the transfer of electric and magnetic energy
A transverse wave that involves the transfer of potential and magnetic energy
A longitudinal wave that involves the transfer of potential and magnetic energy
The energy that electromagnetic waves transfer through matter or space is called?
(a)
When a electron moves so much that it is knocked out of the metal is called?
Vibration effect
Polarized effect
Magnetic effect
Photoelectric effect
The light that passes through is called?
Unpolarized light
Polarized light
Photoelectric light
Bypassing light
What is a packet of light energy called?
(a)
What is the complete range of electromagnetic waves placed in order of increasing frequency called?
Radio wave spectrum
Electromagnetic spectrum
Gamma spectrum
Non magnetic spectrum
What is the electromagnetic wave with the longest wavelength and the shortest frequency?
(a)
What waves have 2nd biggest wavelengths but the 2nd shortest frequency?
Microwaves
Gamma rays
X-rays
Visible light
A system that uses reflected microwaves to detect objects and measure their distance and speed is called?
Radio waves
Microwaves
Radar
Electromagnetic radiation
Electromagnetic waves with the 3rd biggest wavelength and the 5th smallest frequency are called?
(a)
A image that shows regions of different temperatures in different colors is called.
Radar
Thermogram
Gamma radiation
Nuclear waves
Electromagnetic waves that you can see are called?
(a)
Electromagnetic waves with the 5th shortest wavelength and the 3rd highest frequencies are called?
Visible light
Infrared rays
X-rays
Ultraviolet rays
What are electromagnetic waves with the 6th smallest wavelength and the 2nd highest frequency called?
(a)
Electromagnetic waves with the shortest wavelengths and the highest frequencies are called?
X-rays
Gamma rays
Visible light
Radio waves
What is the method of broadcasting signals by changing the amplitude of a wave called?
(a)
What is the method of broadcasting signals by changing the frequency of a wave called?
Amplitude modulation
There is no such thing
X-rays
Frequency modulation
