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8.PS4.3 Study Guide/Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
All electromagnetic waves have the same...
a)
frequency
b)
speed
c)
wavelength
d)
energy
2.
_______ waves carry the greatest amount of energy. 
a)
x-rays
b)
gamma rays
c)
infrared rays
d)
visible light
3.
A wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy
a)
high, low
b)
high, high
c)
low, high
d)
low, low
4.
Which waves are the type that can give us suntans and sunburns?
a)
Infrared radiation
b)
Ultraviolet radiation
c)
Radio waves
d)
X-rays
5.
Put the visible light colors in order from shortest wavelength to longest wavelength
a)
Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Orange, Yellow, Red
b)
Red, Yellow, Green, Orange, Violet, Blue, Indigo
c)
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet
d)
Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Red
6.
________________ are waves used by Police Officers to test the speed of your car with RADAR.
a)
Ultraviolet
b)
Infrared
c)
Radio
d)
Microwaves
7.
Cancer can be treated with_______________waves.
a)
Penicillin
b)
Radio
c)
Infrared
d)
Gamma
8.
Which rays can be felt as heat?
a)
X-Rays
b)
Infrared Radiation
c)
Ultraviolet Radiation
d)
Microwaves
9.
How much of the electromagnetic spectrum is visible?
a)
All of it
b)
None of it
c)
Most of it
d)
Only a small part
10.

What does the FM stand for in FM radio?

a)

Amplitude modulation

b)

Frequency modulation

c)

Frequency medium

d)

Fiber-optic modulation

11.

What does the am stand for in am radio?

a)

Amplitude magnetic field

b)

Frequency modulation

c)

Amplitude Modulation

d)

Analog Modulation

12.

Which of the following answer choices explains what digital means?

a)

Data expressed as single digits, usually 0 and 1

b)

Smooth and continuous data

c)

Electrical

d)

computerized

13.
What waves carry information to your TV and radio ?
a)
Radio
b)
Microwaves
c)
Gamma
d)
AM
14.
What is true about a digital signal?
a)
They are easily distorted or affected by interference
b)
They take up more space
c)
They require more information
d)
They are generally considered more reliable
15.

Which of the following devices is designed to produce electromagnetic radiation with the longest wavelength in order to operate?

a)

Light bulb

b)

microwave oven

c)

x-ray microscope

d)

television

16.

The image below shows how radar works. What wavelength ia responsible for this technology?

a)

Radio Waves

b)

Infrared

c)

Microwaves

d)

Gamma Rays

17.

The image shows how information is transferred from a production studio to a TV inside homes through a satellite.  Which statement BEST describes the role of waves in TV communication?

a)

Waves help to carry information.

b)

Waves help to generate new information.

c)

Waves help to convert information.

d)

Waves help to absorb information.

18.

What EM wavelength is responsible for the heat lamps in the image below

a)

X-Rays

b)

Visible Light

c)

Ultravioler

d)

Infrared

19.

How are different types of radiation arranged along the electromagnetic spectrum?

a)

By how fast they travel

b)

By their sources

c)

By the amount of energy they carry

d)

By how radioactive they are

20.

What do all forms of electromagnetic radiation have in common?

a)

Strength

b)

Speed

c)

Wavelength

d)

Frequency