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WorksheetsLight, Sound Waves and Electromagnetic Spectrum
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What type of waves are used to transmit cellular telephone messages?
Gamma Rays
Radio Waves
Microwaves
Visible Light
Which electromagnetic waves have the shortest wavelengths and highest frequencies?
Gamma Rays
Radio Waves
X-Rays
Ultraviolet Rays
Electromagnetic waves that you can see are called:
Infrared Waves
Microwaves
X-Rays
Visible Light
The waves that have shorter wavelengths than visible light are: (check all that apply)
TV
Radio Stations
Ultraviolet Rays
Gamma Rays
How much of the electromagnetic spectrum is visible?
All of it
None of it
Most of it
Only a small part
Radioactive materials can cause this type of emission:
Gamma Rays
Radio Waves
X-Rays
Ultraviolet
What's another name for visible light?
White Light
Black Light
What can electromagnetic waves travel through that mechanical waves can not travel through?
Vaccum
Wood
Water
Air
Electromagnetic Waves are classified using what measurement?
Amplitude
Frequencies
Power
Energy
What type of electromagnetic waves cause sunburn?
Microwaves
Radio Waves
Ultraviolet
Visible Light
Sound waves travel faster in:
Water
Steel
Air at room temperature
Space
Some animals bounce sound waves off an object to detect their location, this is known as echolocation. Which of the following animals does not use echolocation?
Bat
Shrew
Shark
Dolphin
What type of wave travels at a faster speed?
Light Wave
Sound Wave
The material that a wave travels through is called the
Amplitude
Medium
Rarefaction
Compression
Sound waves are all
High frequency
Transverse
Compressible
Electromagnetic
