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EM spectrum properties

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The number of wavelengths that pass by a point each second

a)

frequency

b)

amplitude

c)

compression

d)

rarefaction

2.

The highest point on a transverse wave

a)

trough

b)

crest

c)

amplitude

d)

wavelength

3.

A wave in which the disturbance is perpendicular to the direction the wave travels

a)

longitudinal wave

b)

mechanical wave

c)

electromagnetic wave

d)

transverse wave

4.

The maximum distance a wave varies from its rest position

a)

frequency

b)

wavelength

c)

crest

d)

amplitude

5.

A wave in which the disturbance is parallel to the direction the wave travels

a)

longitudinal wave

b)

mechanical wave

c)

transverse wave

d)

electromagnetic wave

6.

A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring matter

a)

crest

b)

trough

c)

wave

d)

wavelength

7.

material in which a mechanical wave travels

a)

trough

b)

crest

c)

wavelength

d)

medium

8.

The distance from one point on a wave and the nearest point just like it

a)

frequency

b)

amplitude

c)

rarefaction

d)

wavelength

9.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
10.

As the wavelength increases the frequency...

a)

decreases

b)

increases

c)

stays the same (no effect)

11.
Which wave has the largest wavelength?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
None (same wavelength)
12.
Which wave has the largest frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
None (same frequency)
13.
____________occurs when a wave bounces off a surface that it cannot pass through.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Constructive Interference
d)
Destructive Interference
14.

When a wave strikes an object and bounces off of it

a)

Absorption

b)

Diffraction

c)

Refraction

d)

Reflection

15.
a)

absorption

b)

diffraction

c)

reflection

d)

refraction

e)

transmission

16.

What does a wave carry from place to place?

a)

energy

b)

matter

c)

people

17.

The number of waves that pass somewhere in a second is:

a)

amplitude

b)

frequency

c)

wavelength

18.

An example of a combined wave...

a)

sound waves

b)

water waves

19.

Which of the following has the shortest wavelength?

a)

microwaves

b)

UV rays

c)

Infrared

d)

the color blue

20.

Which of the following has the shortest wavelength?

a)

Gamma rays

b)

The color blue

c)

AM radio

d)

Infrared

21.
Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the lowest frequency/energy
a)
Gamma Rays
b)
Radio Waves
c)
Visible Light
d)
Infrared rays
22.
Which has the SHORTEST wavelength and, therefore, the highest frequency/most energy
a)
Radio waves
b)
Ultraviolet Rays
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
X-rays
23.
Which of the following electromagnetic waves has the lowest energy?
a)
gamma ray
b)
infrared wave
c)
visible light wave
d)
microwave
24.
Which electromagnetic waves are used in ovens and cell phone communications?
a)
Infrared rays
b)
ultraviolet rays
c)
microwaves
25.
Electromagnetic waves that help your body produce vitamin D are called?
a)
ultraviolet rays
b)
x-rays
c)
gamma rays
26.
Which electromagnetic waves allow us to diagnose & treat cancer?
a)
Gamma rays
b)
X-rays
c)
Ultraviolet rays
27.
Which electromagnetic waves help doctors detect broken bones inside your body?
a)
gamma rays
b)
x-rays
c)
ultraviolet rays
28.
Which section of the spectrum is the ONLY one we can see?
a)
X-rays
b)
Visible Light
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
Ultraviolet Rays
29.

Which of the following is not in the electromagnetic spectrum?

a)

Light waves

b)

Sound waves

c)

Radio Waves

d)

X-rays

30.

Identify the part of the electromagnetic spectrum from the following description. Used in cooking, used in short-range communication and has a typical wavelength of 900nm.

a)

infrared

b)

microwave

c)

radio wave

d)

gamma wave