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WorksheetsEm Spectrum
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 43mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following types of electromagnetic radiation has the shortest wavelength?
a)
Radio Waves
b)
Visible Light
c)
Microwaves
d)
Gamma Rays
2.
Which type of visible light has the highest energy?
a)
Red
b)
Yellow
c)
Green
d)
Violet
3.
Which type of radiation has a frequency closest to 105?
a)
Radio
b)
Infrared
c)
Ultraviolet
d)
X-Ray
4.
Which type of electromagnetic radiation has a wavelength near 10-8?
a)
Microwave
b)
Infrared
c)
Visible
d)
Ultraviolet
5.
Which of the following types of radiation has the shortest wavelength and the highest frequency?
a)
Radio Waves
b)
Infrared
c)
Visible
d)
X-Rays
6.
Which of the following types of electromagnetic radiation has a wavelength near 10-5?
a)
Radio
b)
Microwave
c)
Infrared
d)
Visible
7.
EM waves________________travel through space.
a)
Never
b)
Cannot
c)
Can
d)
Wish they could
8.
_____ have the longest wavelengths and lowest frequencies of all electromagnetic waves.
a)
microwaves
b)
radio waves
c)
gamma rays
d)
ultraviolet
9.
What are the hazards associated with radio waves
a)
None
b)
Harmful to humans
c)
Burn skin
d)
Cause cancer
10.
High frequency waves have _________ wavelengths.
a)
varying
b)
long
c)
the same
d)
short
11.
All electromagnetic waves have the same...
a)
frequency
b)
speed
c)
wavelength
d)
energy
12.
This type of Electromagnetic wave shows a break in bones.
a)
gamma ray
b)
x-ray
c)
brokenometer
d)
radio wave
13.
Which of the following electromagnetic waves is given off as heat?
a)
ultraviolet light
b)
x-rays
c)
gamma rays
d)
infrared rays
14.
Which is the correct order of waves of the electromagnetic spectrum, from lowest energy to highest energy?
a)
radio waves, microwaves, infrared waves, visible light, ultraviolet light, x-rays, gamma rays
b)
gamma rays, x-rays, ultraviolet light, visible light, infrared light, microwaves, radio waves
c)
radio waves, gamma rays, x-rays, visible light, microwaves, ultraviolet light, infrared waves
15.
Cancer can be treated with_______________waves.
a)
Penicillin
b)
Radio
c)
Infrared
d)
Gamma
16.
A wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy
a)
high, low
b)
high, high
c)
low, high
d)
low, low
17.
Which of the following does NOT belong in the electromagnetic spectrum:
a)
X-ray
b)
sound wave
c)
ultra violet rays
d)
microwaves
18.
Which waves are the type that can give us suntans and sunburns?
a)
Infrared radiation
b)
Ultraviolet radiation
c)
Radio waves
d)
X-rays
19.
What color (of visible light) has the highest frequency and the shortest wavelength
a)
Violet
b)
Black
c)
White
d)
Green
20.
Which of the following electromagnetic waves has the highest energy?
a)
radio waves
b)
microwaves
c)
infrared light
d)
visible light
21.
The blue section of the wave is measuring _________________.
a)
wavelength
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
amplitude
22.
The orange line is measuring the _________________________.
a)
wavelength
b)
amplitude
c)
crest
d)
trough
23.
This wave also means "below red."
a)
microwaves
b)
infrared
c)
gamma ray
d)
X-Ray
24.
Nuclear weapons are examples of __________.
a)
x-rays
b)
ultraviolet rays
c)
gamma rays
d)
infrared rays
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