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EM Spectrum Intro

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which wavelength can humans see?

a)

Microwaves

b)

Radio waves

c)

Visible light

d)

Gamma rays

2.

Which wavelength do x-ray machines use?

a)

Radio

b)

Microwave

c)

Ultraviolet

d)

X-rays

3.

Which has the longest wavelength?

a)

Gamma Rays

b)

Visible Light

c)

Microwaves

d)

Radiowaves

4.

Which has the highest frequency?

a)

Gamma Rays

b)

Visible Light

c)

Microwaves

d)

Radiowaves

5.

Which has a longer wavelength?

a)

Red

b)

Orange

c)

Blue

d)

Violet

6.

Which has a lower frequency?

a)

Red

b)

Orange

c)

Blue

d)

Violet

7.

Which has a shorter wavelength?

a)

Red

b)

Orange

c)

Blue

d)

Violet

8.

Which of the following is true?

a)

A long wavelength means a low frequency

b)

A long wavelength means a high frequency

c)

All of the electromagnetic spectrum has the same wavelength

d)

A long wavelength means high energy

9.

Which electromagnetic waves carry more energy?

a)

If it has a long wavelength

b)

If it has a short wavelength

c)

If it has a low frequency

d)

They all carry the same amount of energy

10.

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.

11.
High frequency waves have _________ wavelengths.
a)
varying
b)
long
c)
the same
d)
short
12.
True or false: as you move along the spectrum, radio to gamma waves, the wavelengths decrease in size (get smaller)
a)
true
b)
false
13.

What electromagnetic wave do humans emit as heat energy?

a)

infrared light

b)

ultraviolet light

c)

visible light

d)

microwaves

14.

Which EM waves are have a SHORTER wavelength than visible?

a)

radio

b)

none

c)

infrared

d)

x-rays