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Light, Sound Waves and Electromagnetic Spectrum

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of waves are used to transmit cellular telephone messages?

a)

Gamma Rays

b)

Radio Waves

c)

Microwaves

d)

Visible Light

2.

Which electromagnetic waves have the shortest wavelengths and highest frequencies?

a)

Gamma Rays

b)

Radio Waves

c)

X-Rays

d)

Ultraviolet Rays

3.

Electromagnetic waves that you can see are called:

a)

Infrared Waves

b)

Microwaves

c)

X-Rays

d)

Visible Light

4.

The waves that have shorter wavelengths than visible light are: (check all that apply)

a)

TV

b)

Radio Stations

c)

Ultraviolet Rays

d)

Gamma Rays

5.

How much of the electromagnetic spectrum is visible?

a)

All of it

b)

None of it

c)

Most of it

d)

Only a small part

6.

Radioactive materials can cause this type of emission:

a)

Gamma Rays

b)

Radio Waves

c)

X-Rays

d)

Ultraviolet

7.

What's another name for visible light?

a)

White Light

b)

Black Light

8.

What can electromagnetic waves travel through that mechanical waves can not travel through?

a)

Vaccum

b)

Wood

c)

Water

d)

Air

9.

Electromagnetic Waves are classified using what measurement?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Frequencies

c)

Power

d)

Energy

10.

What type of electromagnetic waves cause sunburn?

a)

Microwaves

b)

Radio Waves

c)

Ultraviolet

d)

Visible Light

11.

Sound waves travel faster in:

a)

Water

b)

Steel

c)

Air at room temperature

d)

Space

12.

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?

a)

Bat

b)

Shrew

c)

Shark

d)

Dolphin

13.

What type of wave travels at a faster speed?

a)

Light Wave

b)

Sound Wave

14.

The material that a wave travels through is called the

a)

Amplitude

b)

Medium

c)

Rarefaction

d)

Compression

15.

Sound waves are all

a)

High frequency

b)

Transverse

c)

Compressible

d)

Electromagnetic