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- 1. Multiple ChoiceTrue or false: as you move along the spectrum, radio to gamma waves, the wavelengths decrease in size (get smaller)truefalse
- 2. Multiple ChoiceA wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energyhigh, lowhigh, highlow, highlow, low
- 3. Multiple ChoiceSelect the correct order of waves on the EMS from the longest wavelength to the shortest wavelengthRadio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, GammaGamma, X-ray, Ultra, Vis, Infra, Micro, RadioVis, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, RadioMicro, Radio, Vis, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the lowest frequency/energyGamma RaysRadio WavesVisible LightInfrared rays - 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich has the SHORTEST wavelength and, therefore, the highest frequency/most energyRadio wavesUltraviolet RaysGamma RaysX-rays
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich section of the spectrum is the ONLY one we can see?X-raysVisible LightGamma RaysUltraviolet Rays
- 7. Multiple ChoiceHow are electromagnetic waves different from other waves?They have very short wavelengthsThey transmit energy instead of matterThey can travel through empty spaceThey can change direction by reflection
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following electromagnetic waves has the lowest energy?gamma rayinfrared wavevisible light wavemicrowave
- 9. Multiple ChoiceAs the frequency of an electromagnetic wave increases, the amount of energy in that wave...increases.decreases.stays the same.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceHigh frequency waves have _________ wavelengths.varyinglongthe sameshort
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe distance between two crests or two troughs of a wave is called:frequencyamplitudwavelengthhertz
- 12. Multiple ChoiceHow much of the electromagnetic spectrum is visible?All of itNone of itMost of itOnly a small part
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe height of the wave from the rest position is known as the _____________.amplitudecresttroughwavelength
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat are electromagnetic waves?sound waveselectric & magnetic fields (energy) that travel through empty space very quicklySomeone's namethings like longitudinal waves
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