WorksheetsElectromagnetic Radiation
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 18mins
What is electromagnetic radiation? (Mark ALL correct answers!)
A bad sunburn
Visible light, infrared, ultra-violet, and radio waves
Energy that travels through electric and magnetic disturbances through space
Industrial pollution
What is the speed of light?? (Mark ALL correct answers!)
766 miles per hour
Three-hundred million meters per second
300,000 km/s
671,079,600 miles per hour
What are the seven (7) colors of the visible spectrum? (ROY-G- (a) )
What is the weakest form of electromagnetic radiation?
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What is the strongest form of electromagnetic radiation?
(a)
(a) Radio Waves
A. Found in space and is created after nuclear explosions.
B. Doctors use it to examine your bones.
C. Used to cook food really fast like popcorn.
D. Used to transfer television and cell phone signals across the World.
E. A type of energy that can travel through space on electric and magnetic disturbances.
F. Contains the colors of the rainbow and is what we use to determine what is around us.
G. Occurs naturally in sunlight; most of it is blocked by the atmosphere but it can give you a sunburn on sunny days.
H. Animals radiate this wave as they create body heat but humans can’t see it.
(a) Microwaves
A. Found in space and is created after nuclear explosions.
B. Doctors use it to examine your bones.
C. Used to cook food really fast like popcorn.
D. Used to transfer television and cell phone signals across the World.
E. A type of energy that can travel through space on electric and magnetic disturbances.
F. Contains the colors of the rainbow and is what we use to determine what is around us.
G. Occurs naturally in sunlight; most of it is blocked by the atmosphere but it can give you a sunburn on sunny days.
H. Animals radiate this wave as they create body heat but humans can’t see it.
(a) Infrared
A. Found in space and is created after nuclear explosions.
B. Doctors use it to examine your bones.
C. Used to cook food really fast like popcorn.
D. Used to transfer television and cell phone signals across the World.
E. A type of energy that can travel through space on electric and magnetic disturbances.
F. Contains the colors of the rainbow and is what we use to determine what is around us.
G. Occurs naturally in sunlight; most of it is blocked by the atmosphere but it can give you a sunburn on sunny days.
H. Animals radiate this wave as they create body heat but humans can’t see it.
(a) Visible Light
A. Found in space and is created after nuclear explosions.
B. Doctors use it to examine your bones.
C. Used to cook food really fast like popcorn.
D. Used to transfer television and cell phone signals across the World.
E. A type of energy that can travel through space on electric and magnetic disturbances.
F. Contains the colors of the rainbow and is what we use to determine what is around us.
G. Occurs naturally in sunlight; most of it is blocked by the atmosphere but it can give you a sunburn on sunny days.
H. Animals radiate this wave as they create body heat but humans can’t see it.
(a) Ultraviolet Light
A. Found in space and is created after nuclear explosions.
B. Doctors use it to examine your bones.
C. Used to cook food really fast like popcorn.
D. Used to transfer television and cell phone signals across the World.
E. A type of energy that can travel through space on electric and magnetic disturbances.
F. Contains the colors of the rainbow and is what we use to determine what is around us.
G. Occurs naturally in sunlight; most of it is blocked by the atmosphere but it can give you a sunburn on sunny days.
H. Animals radiate this wave as they create body heat but humans can’t see it.
(a) X-Rays
A. Found in space and is created after nuclear explosions.
B. Doctors use it to examine your bones.
C. Used to cook food really fast like popcorn.
D. Used to transfer television and cell phone signals across the World.
E. A type of energy that can travel through space on electric and magnetic disturbances.
F. Contains the colors of the rainbow and is what we use to determine what is around us.
G. Occurs naturally in sunlight; most of it is blocked by the atmosphere but it can give you a sunburn on sunny days.
H. Animals radiate this wave as they create body heat but humans can’t see it.
(a) Gamma Rays
A. Found in space and is created after nuclear explosions.
B. Doctors use it to examine your bones.
C. Used to cook food really fast like popcorn.
D. Used to transfer television and cell phone signals across the World.
E. A type of energy that can travel through space on electric and magnetic disturbances.
F. Contains the colors of the rainbow and is what we use to determine what is around us.
G. Occurs naturally in sunlight; most of it is blocked by the atmosphere but it can give you a sunburn on sunny days.
H. Animals radiate this wave as they create body heat but humans can’t see it.
(a) Electromagnetic
Radiation
A. Found in space and is created after nuclear explosions.
B. Doctors use it to examine your bones.
C. Used to cook food really fast like popcorn.
D. Used to transfer television and cell phone signals across the World.
E. A type of energy that can travel through space on electric and magnetic disturbances.
F. Contains the colors of the rainbow and is what we use to determine what is around us.
G. Occurs naturally in sunlight; most of it is blocked by the atmosphere but it can give you a sunburn on sunny days.
H. Animals radiate this wave as they create body heat but humans can’t see it.
How can we see visible light radiation and not radio waves?
(a)
1. What are the three types of electromagnetic radiation, which are harmful to humans?
a. ______________________________________
b. ______________________________________
c. ______________________________________
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If the speed of light is 300,000,000 meters per second, how fast does it go in km per second?
(a)
If a photon were speeding by at the speed of light, how long would it take for that photon to travel 500,000 km?
(a)
What is the primary difference between a radio wave and a gamma wave?
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