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EM Spectrum Quiz

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The blue section of the wave is measuring _________________.
a)
wavelength
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
amplitude 
2.
What is a photon?
a)
When radiation burst through electric waves
b)
The emission of electrons from a metal caused by light striking the metal
c)
The rate at which a waves energy flows through a given unit of area.
d)
packets of electromagnetic energy
3.

Emission spectra (bright line spectra) are created when electrons move from ___.

a)

higher to lower energy levels.

b)

lower to higher energy levels.

c)

s orbitals to p orbitals.

d)

one atom to a different atom.

4.

How much of the electromagnetic spectrum is made up of visible light?

a)

only a small portion

b)

a very large portion

c)

about half

5.

When comparing infrared waves to X-rays, what relationships would you expect to see in terms of wavelength, energy, frequency, and why?

a)

Because of their inverse relationship, infrared waves will have longer wavelengths with lower frequencies than that of X-rays.

b)

Wavelength and frequency are directly related, so infrared waves will have longer wavelengths with higher frequencies than that of X-rays.

c)

Wavelength and frequency are inversely related, so infrared waves will have longer wavelengths with higher frequencies than that of X-rays. Their energies will be the same.

d)

Wavelength and frequency are directly related, so infrared waves will have longer wavelengths with lower frequencies than that of X-rays. Their energies will be the same.

6.

The regions of the electromagnetic region move at the speed of light. Which of the following values shows the speed of light in vacuum?

a)

3.0 x 108 m/s

b)

3.0 x 10-8 m/s

c)

3.0 x 1018 m/s

d)

3.0 x 1080 m/s

7.

What unit is used to measure the number of complete wave cycles in a second?

a)

Hertz

b)

Sievert

c)

rem

d)

frequency

8.

Which of the following has the highest energy?

a)

microwave

b)

ultraviolet rays

c)

x-rays

d)

infrared waves

9.

Among the seven colors of visible light, which color has the least energy?

a)

red

b)

violet

c)

yellow

d)

blue

10.

What type of wave creates sunburn?

a)

UV

b)

Xray

c)

Gamma

d)

Infrared

11.
Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the lowest frequency/energy
a)
Gamma Rays
b)
Radio Waves
c)
Visible Light
d)
Infrared rays
12.

The number of times a wave cycles in one second, measured in Hertz is called

a)

frequency

b)

wavelength

c)

velocity of a wave

d)

displacement from equilibrium

13.

Wavelength is

a)

the time it takes to complete one wave

b)

the number of times a wave cycles in one second

c)

the height of a wave

d)

the length of a wave from crest to crest or trough to trough

14.

all of the frequencies or wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation

a)

electromagnetic spectrum

b)

frequency

c)

x-rays

d)

wavelength

15.

the number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time

a)

frequency

b)

wavelength

c)

amplitude

d)

electromagnetic spectrum

16.

electromagnetic waves with the shortest wavelengths and the highest frequencies.

a)

gamma rays

b)

radio waves

c)

infrared

d)

visible light

17.

Colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism

a)

Spectrum

b)

Spectroscope

c)

Emission Spectrum

d)

Absorption Spectrum

18.

The spectrum formed by electromagnetic radiation emitted by a given source.

a)

Emission Spectrum

b)

Absorption Spectrum

c)

Spectroscope

d)

Spectrum

19.

Visible light is the only EM waves humans can see without tools.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Amplitude

a)

The distance from crest to crest

b)

The distance from trough to trough

c)

The measurement from resting point to crest

d)

The length of the wavelength

21.

very short electromagnetic wave - Is shown right next to radio wave on the EMS.

a)

Ultraviolet

b)

X Ray

c)

Visible light

d)

Microwave

22.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
23.

What happens to frequency when wavelength decreases?

a)

stays the same

b)

decreases

c)

increases

d)

There is no relationship between wavelength & frequency.

24.

Which color waves have the shortest wavelength?

a)

red

b)

yellow

c)

green

d)

violet

25.

Which EM waves are have the highest energy & are the most dangerous?

a)

radio

b)

gamma rays

c)

infrared

d)

x-rays

26.

Which EM waves are invisible? (more than one correct answer)

a)

radio

b)

visible

c)

ultraviolet

d)

gamma rays

27.

Carried in different amounts by all waves

a)

Frequency

b)

Wavelength

c)

Energy

d)

Electromagnetic Spectrum

28.

When two different variables do the opposite thing

a)

Direct Relatinship

b)

Inverse Relationship

29.

When two different variables do the same thing

a)

Direct Relatinship

b)

Inverse Relationship

30.

Which two variables of the electromagnetic spectrum have a direct relationship?

a)

Crests and trough

b)

energy and frequency

c)

wavelength and energy

d)

frequency and wavelength

31.

When comparing infrared waves to X-rays, what relationships would you expect to see in terms of wavelength, energy, frequency, and why?

a)

Because of their inverse relationship, infrared waves will have longer wavelengths with lower frequencies than that of X-rays.

b)

Wavelength and frequency are directly related, so infrared waves will have longer wavelengths with higher frequencies than that of X-rays.

c)

Wavelength and frequency are inversely related, so infrared waves will have longer wavelengths with higher frequencies than that of X-rays. Their energies will be the same.

d)

Wavelength and frequency are directly related, so infrared waves will have longer wavelengths with lower frequencies than that of X-rays. Their energies will be the same.

32.

Electromagnetic Spectrum

a)

A continuum of all electromagnetic waves

arranged according to frequency and wavelength

b)

The specific wavelengths of electromagnetic

radiation emitted by the electrons of atoms or

molecules as those electrons return to a lower

and more stable energy state

c)

The ability of a

system to do work

or produce heat

d)

The number of wave cycles that pass a given

point per unit of time

33.

Energy

a)

The number of wave cycles that pass a given

point per unit of time

b)

The ability of a

system to do work

or produce heat

c)

A form of energy that exhibits wavelike behavior

as it travels through space; part of the

electromagnetic spectrum

d)

An elementary particle that is the smallest

possible amount of light and all other forms of

electromagnetic radiation that can interact with

anything

34.

Light

a)

A form of energy that exhibits wavelike behavior

as it travels through space; part of the

electromagnetic spectrum

b)

An elementary particle that is the smallest

possible amount of light and all other forms of

electromagnetic radiation that can interact with

anything

c)

A disturbance in particles or a field that transfers

energy progressively from point to point without

the field or particles having any net movement

themselves

d)

The distance between two adjacent crests or

troughs of a wave

35.

Photon

a)

A disturbance in particles or a field that transfers

energy progressively from point to point without

the field or particles having any net movement

themselves

b)

The distance between two adjacent crests or

troughs of a wave

c)

A continuum of all electromagnetic waves

arranged according to frequency and wavelength

d)

An elementary particle that is the smallest

possible amount of light and all other forms of

electromagnetic radiation that can interact with

anything