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EM Waves

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the longest Wavelength color

a)

Red

b)

Orange

c)

Green

d)

Violet

2.

What color has the shortest wavelength

a)

Dark Green

b)

Green

c)

Violet

d)

Blue

3.

Which wavelength can humans see?

a)

Microwaves

b)

Radio waves

c)

Visible light

d)

Gamma rays

4.

Which has the longest wavelength?

a)

Gamma Rays

b)

Visible Light

c)

Microwaves

d)

Radiowaves

5.

What kind of wavelength does radar use?

a)

Radio waves

b)

Microwaves

c)

Ultraviolet

d)

X-Rays

6.

Which has the highest frequency?

a)

Gamma Rays

b)

Visible Light

c)

Microwaves

d)

Radiowaves

7.
A wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy
a)
high, low
b)
high, high
c)
low, high
d)
low, low
8.
Select the correct order of waves on the EMS 
a)
Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
b)
Gamma, X-ray, Ultra, Vis, Infra, Micro, Radio
c)
Vis, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio
d)
Micro, Radio, Vis, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
9.
Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the lowest frequency/energy
a)
Gamma Rays
b)
Radio Waves
c)
Visible Light
d)
Infrared rays
10.
Which section of the spectrum is the ONLY one we can see?
a)
X-rays
b)
Visible Light
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
Ultraviolet Rays
11.
Which has the SHORTEST wavelength and, therefore, the highest frequency/most energy
a)
Radio waves
b)
Ultraviolet Rays
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
X-rays
12.
All electromagnetic waves have the same...
a)
frequency
b)
speed
c)
wavelength
d)
energy
13.

Which electromagnetic waves carry more energy?

a)

If it has a long wavelength

b)

If it has a short wavelength

c)

If it has a low frequency

d)

They all carry the same amount of energy

14.

Which of the following is true?

a)

A long wavelength means a low frequency

b)

A long wavelength means a high frequency

c)

All of the electromagnetic spectrum has the same wavelength

d)

A long wavelength means high energy

15.

Which has a lower frequency?

a)

Red

b)

Orange

c)

Blue

d)

Violet

16.

Which has a longer wavelength?

a)

Red

b)

Orange

c)

Blue

d)

Violet

17.

Which has the highest frequency?

a)

Gamma Rays

b)

Visible Light

c)

Microwaves

d)

Radiowaves

18.

Which has the longest wavelength?

a)

Gamma Rays

b)

Visible Light

c)

Microwaves

d)

Radiowaves

19.
All waves carry
a)
energy
b)
light 
c)
matter
d)
particles
20.
What does refract mean?
a)
To shrink
b)
To bend
c)
To widen
d)
To enlarge
21.
Light travels in ....
a)
Longitudinal Waves
b)
Transverse Waves
22.
All electromagnetic waves have the same...
a)
frequency
b)
speed
c)
wavelength
d)
energy
23.
The distance between two crests or two troughs of a wave is called:
a)
frequency
b)
amplitud
c)
wavelength
d)
hertz