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Transverse Waves & EMS

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a type of electromagnetic wave?

a)

Radio waves

b)

Sound waves

c)

X-rays

d)

Infrared waves

2.

Crests or troughs that are farther apart indicate waves that have longer ...

a)

frequencies

b)

amplitudes

c)

wavelengths

d)

resting points

3.

Which electromagnetic wave has the shortest wavelength?

a)

Radio waves

b)

Gamma rays

c)

Infrared waves

d)

Ultraviolet waves

4.

Ugh...this video is taking forever to download on this wifi to my phone!

Select the wifi signal’s frequency that would cause that slow download.

a)

b)

5.

The amplitude and frequency of a wave are directly related to the amount of energy a transverse wave transfers.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Which electromagnetic wave has the greatest frequency?

a)

b)

c)

d)

7.

Which of the following electromagnetic waves has the lowest frequency?

a)

X-rays

b)

Radio waves

c)

Ultraviolet rays

d)

Gamma rays

8.

Which electromagnetic wave has the least amount of energy?

a)

b)

9.

Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum is visible to the human eye?

a)

Infrared

b)

Visible light

c)

Ultraviolet

d)

X-rays

10.

Does a short wavelength correlate to low or high frequency?

a)

shorter wavelength = higher frequency

b)

shorter wavelength = lower frequency

c)

wavelength and frequency are NOT related

11.

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

a)

radio

b)

visible

c)

ultraviolet

d)

gamma rays

12.

Which color waves have the lowest frequency?

a)

red

b)

yellow

c)

green

d)

violet

13.

What happens to frequency when wavelength decreases?

a)

stays the same

b)

decreases

c)

increases

d)

There is no relationship between wavelength & frequency.

14.
The frequency of infrared waves is..
a)
1012 Hz
b)
1020 Hz
c)
104 Hz
d)
1015 Hz
15.
What is an example of a wave with a long wavelength and low frequency?
a)
Gamma rays
b)
Infrared
c)
Radio
d)
Visible light
16.
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
17.

Scientists observed a celestial object emitting a wavelength of 3 x 10-10m. What type of telescope did the scientists have to use to view this?

a)

Radio wave

b)

Infrared ray

c)

X-ray

d)

Gamma Ray

18.

The _______________ determines the color of visible light.

a)

wavelength (and frequency)

b)

speed

c)

amplitude

d)

particles of the medium

19.

All electromagnetic waves are...

a)

transverse waves and have the same frequency

b)

transverse waves and have the same speed

c)

mechanical waves and have the same wavelength

d)

longitudinal waves and have the same energy

20.

Two light waves have the same wavelength. The wave with the greater amplitude carries _______ energy.

a)

less

b)

more

c)

same amount