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Electromagnetic Spectrum

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The frequency of infrared waves is..
a)
1012 Hz
b)
1020 Hz
c)
104 Hz
d)
1015 Hz
2.
The frequency of infrared waves is..
a)
1012 Hz
b)
1020 Hz
c)
104 Hz
d)
1015 Hz
3.
What is an example of a wave with a long wavelength and low frequency?
a)
Gamma rays
b)
Infrared
c)
Radio
d)
Visible light
4.
An example of a wave with a short wavelength, high frequency, and high energy is a 
a)
X-ray
b)
Microwave
c)
Visible light wave
d)
Infrared wave
5.
What waves have the lowest energy? 
a)
Gamma rays
b)
Visible light waves
c)
Radio waves
d)
X rays
6.

Which color has the longest wavelength?

a)

Yellow

b)

Red

c)

Green

d)

Purple

7.

The frequency of an x-ray is --

a)

1.41 x 10-10 Hz

b)

1.41 x 1018 Hz

c)

1.41 x 1010 Hz

d)

1.41 x 10-18 Hz

8.

Which EM waves have the longest wavelength?

a)

radio

b)

x-rays

c)

ultraviolet

d)

gamma rays

9.

Which EM waves have the shortest wavelength?

a)

radio

b)

x-rays

c)

ultraviolet

d)

gamma rays

10.

Which EM waves are invisible? (more than one correct answer)

a)

radio

b)

visible

c)

ultraviolet

d)

gamma rays

11.

Which EM waves are have the highest energy & are the most dangerous?

a)

radio

b)

gamma rays

c)

infrared

d)

x-rays

12.

What happens to frequency when wavelength decreases?

a)

stays the same

b)

decreases

c)

increases

d)

There is no relationship between wavelength & frequency.

13.

What do electromagnetic waves NOT need to transfer energy?

a)

matter

b)

speed

c)

wavelength

d)

frequency

14.
The relationship between wavelength and frequency is λ=c/f.  Calculate the wavelength of light that has a frequency of 5.2 x 1012 1/s. The speed of of light is 3.0x 108 m/s.
a)
5.8 x 10 -5 m
b)
5.8 x 10 -7 m
c)
5.19 x 10 14 m
d)
1.56 x 10 23 m
15.
What are the units of frequency?
a)
m/s
b)
s
c)
Hz
d)
m
16.

A wave has a frequency of 10 hz and a wavelength of 4 m. What is the velocity of the wave?

a)

24 m/s

b)

40 m/s

c)

2.5 m/s

17.

The visible light that we can see travels in waves. Blue light has a wavelength of 450 nm and orange light has a wavelength of 600 nm. Based on this information, what is true about the energies of blue and orange light?

a)

Energy of blue light will be higher than that of orange light.

b)

Energy of blue light will be lower than that of orange light.

c)

Energy of blue light and orange light will be the same.

d)

Wavelengths of light and energy of light are independent of each other.

18.

Which electromagnetic waves are used by doctors to detect broken bones inside your body?

a)

X-Rays

b)

Gamma Rays

c)

Ultraviolet Rays

d)

Infrared Rays

19.

As the wavelength of an electromagnetic wave gets LONGER, the frequency gets ____________.

a)

Lower

b)

Higher

c)

does not change

d)

doubles

20.

Which type of electromagnetic wave travels fastest through a vacuum?

a)

radio

b)

gamma rays

c)

visible light

d)

They all travel at the same speed.

21.

The diagram shows a person observing a thunderstorm located several kilometers away. The person hears the thunder several seconds after seeing the lightning. Which statement accurately explains the difference in observations of sound and light by the observer?

 

a)

Human eyes see light faster than their ears can hear sound.

b)

The medium the waves are traveling through is different for each type of wave.

c)

Light waves travel faster than sound waves.

d)

Sound waves travel faster than light waves.

22.

A Polarizing filter is used to reduce glare on reflective surfaces including glass, windows, and water.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Approximately how much light is blocked by a single polarizing filter?

a)

0%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

24.

The production of light with a specific pattern of oscillation.

a)

reflection

b)

polarization

c)

refraction

d)

diffraction

25.

Approximately how much light is blocked by two polarizing filters that are perpendicular to each other?

a)

0%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

26.

Why is light from a lamp or candle frame nonpolarized?

a)

The electrons are vibrating in one direction

b)

The electrons are vibrating in random directions

c)

The electrons are not moving

d)

They emit polarized light

27.

What is the difference between light that is polarized and light that is not?

a)

polarized light vibrates along multiple planes; unpolarized light vibrates along a single plane

b)

there is no difference

c)

polarized light vibrates along a single plane; unpolarized light vibrates along multiple planes

28.

Which of the following types of wave cannot be plane polarised?

a)

light

b)

microwaves

c)

ultrasound

d)

ultraviolet

29.
What kind of waves can travel through space?
a)
electromagnetic waves
b)
sound waves
30.

which of the following does NOT belong in the electromagnetic spectrum:

a)

X-ray

b)

sound wave

c)

ultra violet rays

d)

microwaves

31.

The entire range of the electromagnetic wave frequencies is known as _______.

a)

ultraviolet radiation

b)

visible light

c)

the electromagnetic spectrum

d)

magnetism