WorksheetsElectromagnetic Spectrum
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which electromagnetic waves have the highest frequencies and the shortest wavelengths?
microwaves
visible light
gamma rays
x-rays
Which electromagnetic waves are used in ovens and cell phone communications?
microwaves
infrared rays
gamma rays
ultraviolet rays
Which type of waves are used in broadcasting?
infrared rays
X-rays
radio waves
gamma rays
Select the correct order of waves on the EMS from the longest wavelength to the shortest wavelength
Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
Gamma, X-ray, Ultra, Vis, Infra, Micro, Radio
Vis, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio
Micro, Radio, Vis, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
Electromagnetic waves that help your body produce vitamin D are called?
Ultraviolet rays
X-rays
Radio waves
Gamma rays
Which has the SHORTEST wavelength and, therefore, the highest frequency/most energy
Ultraviolet Rays
Radio Waves
Gamma Rays
X-Rays
Which section of the spectrum is the ONLY one we can see?
Ultraviolet Rays
Gamma Rays
X-Rays
Visible Light
As the frequency of an electromagnetic wave increases, the amount of energy in that wave...
increases.
stays the same.
decreases.
High frequency waves have _________ wavelengths.
varying
long
the same
short
Which electromagnetic waves are used in devices such as heat lamps & TV remote controls?
Ultraviolet Rays
Microwaves
Infrared Rays
Gamma Rays
Which color has the longest wavelength and shortest frequency?
Red
Yellow
Blue
Violet
The color of objects that we see is the color of the wavelength that is ___________ from its surface.
refracted
reflected
absorbed
dispersed
____________ is when all light rays bounce off an object at the same angle.
Reflection
Dispersion
Refraction
Absorption
A/an _________ material absorbs all of the light that strikes it.
opaque
transparent
translucent
__________ objects transmit light.
Transparent
Opaque
Translucent
