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Electromagnetic waves

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What kind of waves do cellular telephones use to transmit and receive signals?

a)

Microwaves

b)

Radiowaves

c)

Gamma rays

d)

Ultraviolet rays

2.

Select the correct order of waves on the EMS from low to high energy

a)

Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma

b)

Vis, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio

c)

Gamma, X-ray, Ultra, Vis, Infra, Micro, Radio

d)

Micro, Radio, Vis, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma

3.

Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the LOWEST frequency/energy?

a)

Gamma Rays

b)

Visible Light

c)

Ultraviolet

d)

Infrared rays

4.

Which of the following electromagnetic waves has the lowest frequency?

a)

gamma ray

b)

visible light wave

c)

infrared wave

d)

microwave

5.

Which list places the electromagnetic energies in order from most energy to least energy?

a)

X-ray, Radio, Visible

b)

Radio, Visible, Gamma

c)

Ultraviolet, Inferred, Radio

d)

Visible, Ultraviolet, X-Ray

6.

What makes electromagnetic waves different from mechanical waves?

a)

no medium required

b)

medium needed

c)

light -catalyzed

d)

space exclusive

7.

What makes electromagnetic waves different from mechanical waves?

a)

no medium required

b)

medium needed

c)

light -catalyzed

d)

space exclusive

8.

Which type of EM waves has the shortest wavelength?

a)

radio wave

b)

visible light

c)

gamma ray

d)

ultraviolet

9.

Which electromagnetic wave possesses the least energy?

a)

microwave

b)

radio wave

c)

infrared

d)

gamma ray

10.

what happens to the frequency of a wave as wavelength increases?

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

remains constant

d)

diminishes to zero

11.

EM waves used in checking the authenticity of bank notes

a)

microwave

b)

infrared

c)

ultraviolet

d)

X-ray

12.

Utilized in treating cancer, the radiotherapy

a)

gamma ray

b)

x-ray

c)

visible light

d)

microwave

13.

Plays important role in wireless communication

a)

ultraviolet

b)

visible light

c)

infrared

d)

microwave

14.

Helpful in military night vision goggles

a)

radio wave

b)

microwave

c)

infrared

d)

light

15.

Used in medical technology specifically in generating images of lungs and bone fractures

a)

infrared

b)

visible light

c)

ultraviolet

d)

x-ray

16.

EM waves in which our eyes are sensitive to

a)

infrared

b)

light

c)

ultraviolet

d)

gamma ray