WorksheetsWaves and the EM Spectrum Test Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 42mins
This illustration best depicts which of the following behaviors?
Reflection
Refraction
Diffraction
Resonance
This image best depicts which of the following wave behaviors?
Reflection
Refraction
Diffraction
Resonance
The two forms that waves can take are...
Transverse
Circular
Diamond
Longitudinal
Light waves and sound waves are similar in that...
They are both longitudinal waves
They are both transverse waves
They both transmit energy
They both can travel through space.
Reorder the following according to the spectrum
red
orange
yellow
green
blue
Reorder the following from shortest wavelength to the longest wavelength.
gamma waves
x-rays
ultraviolet waves
visible light
infrared rays
Which has a higher frequency?
visible light
ultraviolet rays
Electromagnetic waves that you can see
radio waves
visible light
x-rays
ultraviolet rays
Used for medical imaging to diagnose health issues in bones and teeth
visible light
ultraviolet rays
x-rays
gamma rays
The diagram shows a person observing a thunderstorm located several kilometers away. The person hears the thunder several seconds after seeing the lightning. Which statement accurately explains the difference in observations of sound and light by the observer?
Human eyes see light faster than their ears can hear sound.
The medium the waves are traveling through is different for each type of wave.
Light waves travel faster than sound waves.
Sound waves travel faster than light waves.
What does this picture show?
Reflection
Refraction
Diffraction
Absorption
Which of the following devices is designed to produce electromagnetic radiation with the longest wavelength in order to operate?
Light bulb
microwave oven
x-ray microscope
television
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?
Waves help to carry information.
Waves help to generate new information.
Waves help to convert information.
Waves help to absorb information.
What EM wavelength is responsible for the heat lamps in the image below
X-Rays
Visible Light
Ultravioler
Infrared
Which portion of the electromagnetic spectrum includes the range of light that can be detected by the human eye?
ultraviolet light
visible light
infrared light
x-rays
If the wavelength of an electromagnetic wave is increasing, what is true about the energy?
Energy is increasing
Energy is decreasing
Energy is not dependent on wavelength.
energy is cancelled out
The type of wave with the shortest wavelength and highest frequency. This type of wave is extremely harmful.
radio
infrared
gamma
x ray
The type of EM wave that is used to cook food. It has a higher frequency (and shorter wavelength) than radio waves.
radio
microwave
gamma
visible light
