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WorksheetsEM Waves Vocabulary
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is a form of energy that can move through the vacuum of space?
electromagnetic wave
sound wave
mechanical wave
thermal energy
What are electromagnetic waves with the longest wavelengths and lowest frequencies?
radio waves
microwaves
infrared waves
ultraviolet waves
What are waves that are longer than visible light waves and are also known as heat waves?
infrared waves
ultraviolet waves
microwaves
radio waves
What is the only part of the electromagnetic spectrum you can see, which includes all colors of light?
visible light waves
infrared waves
ultraviolet waves
radio waves
What type of waves have frequencies slightly higher than visible light and can damage skin?
ultraviolet waves
infrared waves
microwaves
radio waves
What type of waves have higher energy than ultraviolet waves and are used in telescopes, able to penetrate through objects?
x-ray waves
radio waves
microwave waves
infrared waves
What is the bending of a wave as it passes at an angle from one medium to another called?
refraction
reflection
diffraction
absorption
What law states that the ratio of the sine of the angle of incidence to the sine of the angle of refraction is a constant, for a given frequency?
Snell's Law
Ohm's Law
Newton's First Law
Hooke's Law
What is the term for the scattering of light in many directions after it strikes a rough surface?
diffuse reflection
specular reflection
refraction
absorption
What does concave mean?
curving inward
curving outward
flat
angular
What does convex mean?
curving outward
curving inward
flat
angular
What are lens variables?
object distance, image distance, focal distance, and principal distance
aperture size, shutter speed, ISO, and white balance
wavelength, amplitude, frequency, and speed
mass, volume, density, and temperature
What is inference in the context of waves?
phenomenon that occurs when two or more waves overlap in space and combine to form a new wave pattern
the bending of waves around obstacles
the change in direction of waves when they pass from one medium to another
the spreading of waves as they pass through a narrow opening
What is polarized light?
light that vibrates in only one direction
light that travels in a vacuum
light that consists of multiple colors
light that is invisible to the human eye
What is the electromagnetic spectrum?
the complete range of electromagnetic waves placed in order of increasing frequency
a type of sound wave
a range of visible light only
a spectrum of mechanical waves
