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Electromagnetic spectrum test review

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which color has the highest frequency?

a)

Red

b)

Violet

c)

Green

d)

Blue

2.

What is the order of the electromagnetic spectrum from left to right?

a)

Gamma rays, radio waves, microwaves, visible light, ultraviolet, infrared, X-rays

b)

Radio, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X-rays, Gamma rays

c)

Radio, microwaves, ultraviolet, visible light, infrared, gamma rays X-rays

d)

Gamma rays, X-rays, Ultraviolet, Visible light, infrared, microwaves, radio waves

3.

A substance that a wave can travel through is a…

a)

substance

b)

Electromagnetic waves

c)

Mechanical waves

d)

Medium

4.

Which one of these waves must have a medium?

a)

Radio waves

b)

X-rays

c)

Ocean waves

d)

sound waves

5.

The lowest point of a wave…

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Rest

d)

Amplitude

6.

The highest point of a wave…

a)

crest

b)

Rest

c)

Trough

d)

Amplitude

7.

The amplitude of a wave relates to its

a)

Depth

b)

Frequency

c)

Height

d)

Length

8.

Which carries more energy: a wave with a large or small amplitude?

a)

Large

b)

Small

9.

The number of waves produced in a given amount of time is known as the wave’s

a)

Frequency

b)

Amplitude

c)

Wavelength

d)

Velocity

10.

A wave bouncing back after hitting a barrier is an example of…

a)

Opaque

b)

Refraction

c)

Reflection

d)

Absorption

11.

When a wave passes through a substance we say that it is ___ through that substance

a)

Transmitted

b)

Absorbed

c)

Reflected

d)

Transparent

12.

When a wave bends as it passes through a substance it is called…

a)

refraction

b)

Translucent

c)

Transparent

d)

Reflection

13.

What causes a wave to bend?

a)

A wave bends on its own no matter what

b)

Wave speed and wavelength

c)

It’s amplitude and frequency

d)

frequency

14.

We can see what on the electromagnetic spectrum?

a)

Ultraviolet

b)

Ocean waves

c)

Radio waves

d)

Visible light

15.

Which color has the lowest frequency?

a)

Red

b)

Purple

c)

Violet

d)

Blue

16.

What are the colors in the electromagnetic spectrum?

a)

Red, yellow, blue

b)

Red, orange, yellow green, blue, purple, pink

c)

Violet, green, indigo, yellow, orange, red

d)

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, Violet

17.

What causes a ray of light to become dimmer?

a)

Absorption

b)

Reflection

c)

Refraction

d)

sunlight

18.

Transparent

a)

Transmit light

b)

Scatters the transmitted light

c)

Absorbs and reflects

19.

Translucent

a)

Transmit light

b)

Scatters the transmitted light

c)

Absorbs and reflects

20.

Opaque

a)

Transmit light

b)

Scatters the transmitted light

c)

Absorbs and reflects

21.

The law of reflection

a)

The angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection

b)

The angle of frequency equals the angle of reflection

c)

The angle of refraction equals the angle of reflection

d)

There is no law to reflection

22.

Electromagnetic waves

a)

Transfer energy without passing through a medium

b)

Transfer energy through mediums

23.

Mechanical waves

a)

Transfer energy without passing through a medium

b)

Transfer energy through mediums

24.

why does a prism and other substances, including water, contribute to the refraction of light and formation of rainbows?

a)

because of the angle and speed the light goes at. When the light wave hits a prism it slows down which causes it to refract at a different angle to create a rainbow once it passes through the glass.

b)

Because the speed of a wave increases when it passes through a medium so it causes the glass to create a rainbow.