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Electromagnetic Spectrum

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name

Class

Date

Which of the following has the shortest wavelength?

microwaves

UV rays

Infrared

the color blue

Which of the following has the most energy?

Red

Blue

Green

Violet

Which of the following has the most energy?

X-rays

The color green

Microwaves

ultraviolet

Which of the following has the longest wavelength?

Infrared

The color Indigo

gamma rays

Which of the following has the least amount of energy?

UV rays

The color yellow

infrared

Gamma rays

Which of the following has the shortest wavelength?

Gamma rays

The color blue

AM radio

Infrared

Which of the following has the highest frequency?

Microwaves

the color indigo

ultraviolet rays

Which of the following would have the lowest frequency?

infrared

The color red

X-rays

Which of the following has the lowest energy?

The color yellow

The color blue

The color indigo

The color orange

10.

Which of the following has the lowest frequency?

The color blue

The color green

The color yellow

The color violet

11.

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

high, low

high, high

low, high

low, low

12.

Select the correct order of waves on the EMS from the longest wavelength to the shortest wavelength

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

13.

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

Gamma Rays

Radio Waves

Visible Light

Infrared rays

14.

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

X-rays

Visible Light

Gamma Rays

Ultraviolet Rays

15.

How are electromagnetic waves different from other waves?

They have very short wavelengths

They transmit energy instead of matter

They can travel through empty space

They can change direction by reflection

16.

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

increases.

decreases.

stays the same.

17.

High frequency waves have _________ wavelengths.

varying

long

the same

short

18.

The height of the wave from the rest position is known as the _____________.

amplitude

crest

trough

wavelength

19.

What are electromagnetic waves?

sound waves

electric & magnetic fields (energy) that travel through empty space very quickly

Someone's name

things like longitudinal waves

20.

The distance in between two waves.

wave speed

frequency

wavelength

21.

Frequency is always measured in _________

kilometers

Hertz

centimeters

22.

the number of waves that pass a certain point.

wave speed

frequency

23.

What is the wave speed equation?

v= f/λ

v= λ - f

v=λ/f

v=λf

24.

The musical note A above middle C has a frequency of 440 Hz. If the wavelength is measured to be 0.80m, what is the speed of the wave?

343 m/s

350 m/s

550 m/s

352 m/s

25.

What is the wavelength of a wave with a speed of 25 m/s and a frequency of 50 Hz?

6250 m

.5 m

75 Hz

75 m

26.

A wave has wavelength of 10 m and a speed of 340 m/s. What is the frequency of the wave?

34 m/s

3400 Hz

3400 m/s

34 Hz

100 %

Electromagnetic Spectrum

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 22mins

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