WorksheetsElectromagnetic Waves Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
This type of wave can be used to create images that allow doctors to see Pneumonia in a patient among other things.
Visible Light
Ultraviolet
X-Ray
Gamma Ray
This wave is used in long distance communication.
Radiowaves
Microwaves
Infrared Radiation
Visible Light
A remote control for a television works using what kind of electromagnetic wave?
Radiowaves
Microwaves
Infrared Radiation
Visible Light
Electromagnetic waves are split based on the different frequencies. This is called the __________.
Mechanical waves
Electronic waves
Electromagnetic spectrum
Expecto Patronum
As the wavelength decreases, the frequency increases.
True
False
Which type of wave is used in light to see bloodstains in crime scenes?
Blue visible light
X-ray
Ultraviolet radiation
Infrared radiation
Which electromagnetic wave is produced by the process within the atom and can be used to see through the skin and to the bones?
Infrared radiation
X-rays
Ultraviolet radiation
Gamma rays
Which type of radio waves has a higher frequency: AM or FM?
AM
FM
Which electromagnetic wave has the shortest wavelenght?
Radio waves
Gamma rays
Infrared radiation
Microwaves
What makes electromagnetic waves different from mechanical waves?
no medium required
medium needed
light -catalyzed
space exclusive
Which type of EM waves has the shortest wavelength?
radio wave
visible light
gamma ray
ultraviolet
Which electromagnetic wave possesses the least energy?
microwave
radio wave
infrared
gamma ray
what happens to the frequency of a wave as wavelength increases?
increases
decreases
remains constant
diminishes to zero
Utilized in treating cancer, the radiotherapy
gamma ray
x-ray
visible light
microwave
Plays important role in wireless communication
ultraviolet
visible light
infrared
microwave
Helpful in military night vision goggles
radio wave
microwave
infrared
light
Used in medical technology specifically in generating images of lungs and bone fractures
infrared
visible light
ultraviolet
x-ray
A wave that can only transfer energy through matter is
a medium.
a mechanical wave
an electromagnetic wave.
a transverse wave.
All __________ waves need a medium to carry energy.
mechanical waves
electromagnetic waves
longitudinal waves
transverse
Sound waves cannot travel in outer space, because they are
transverse waves.
mechanical waves.
electromagnetic waves.
longitudinal waves.
How many complete waves are shown in this image?
½
1
2
4
