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EM Spectrum Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name

Class

Date

A wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy

high, low

high, high

low, high

low, low

Select the correct order of waves on the EMS

Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma

Gamma, X-ray, Ultra, Vis, Infra, Micro, Radio

Vis, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio

Micro, Radio, Vis, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma

Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the lowest frequency/energy

Gamma Rays

Radio Waves

Visible Light

Infrared rays

Which has the SHORTEST wavelength and, therefore, the highest frequency/most energy

Radio waves

Ultraviolet Rays

Gamma Rays

X-rays

Which section of the spectrum is the ONLY one we can see?

X-rays

Visible Light

Gamma Rays

Ultraviolet Rays

As the frequency of an electromagnetic wave increases, the amount of energy in that wave...

increases.

decreases.

stays the same.

The height of the wave is known as the _____________.

amplitude

crest

trough

wavelength

The blue section of the wave is measuring _________________.

wavelength

crest

trough

amplitude

Light behaves like both a particle and a ______.

Mass

Wave

Current

10.

What happens to the energy of a photon as the frequency of the wave increases?

The energy increases

The energy decreases

The energy stays the same

11.

Which of the following has the shortest wavelength?

microwaves

UV rays

Infrared

the color blue

12.

Which of the following has the most energy?

Red

Blue

Green

Violet

13.

Which of the following has the most energy?

X-rays

The color green

Microwaves

ultraviolet

14.

Which of the following has the longest wavelength?

Infrared

The color Indigo

gamma rays

15.

Which of the following has the least amount of energy?

UV rays

The color yellow

infrared

Gamma rays

16.

Which of the following has the shortest wavelength?

Gamma rays

The color blue

AM radio

Infrared

17.

Which of the following has the highest frequency?

Microwaves

the color indigo

ultraviolet rays

18.

Which of the following would have the lowest frequency?

infrared

The color red

X-rays

19.

Which of the following has the lowest energy?

The color yellow

The color blue

The color indigo

The color orange

20.

Which of the following has the lowest frequency?

The color blue

The color green

The color yellow

The color violet

21.

Which electromagnetic waves are used in ovens and cell phone communications?

Infrared rays

ultraviolet rays

microwaves

22.

Electromagnetic waves that help your body produce vitamin D are called?

ultraviolet rays

x-rays

gamma rays

23.

Which electromagnetic waves allow us to diagnose & treat cancer?

Gamma rays

X-rays

Ultraviolet rays

24.

Which electromagnetic waves help doctors detect broken bones inside your body?

gamma rays

x-rays

ultraviolet rays

25.

Which of the following lists the electromagnetic waves in order of increasing wavelength?

X-rays, visible light, radio waves

gamma rays, microwaves, UV rays

infrared rays, radio waves, x-rays

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EM Spectrum Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 28mins

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