Waves & Electromagnetic Radiation

Which color has the highest frequency?

• green

• blue

• red

• yellow

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Energy of a photon is ___ proportional to frequency.

• directly

• inversely

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Frequency of light is ___ proportional to wavelength.

• directly

• inversely

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Infrared waves have a shorter wavelength than...

• ultraviolet waves

• x-rays

• radio waves

• gamma waves

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When wavelength increases...

• energy decreases

• energy increases

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the distance between peaks of adjacent electromagnetic waves is called:

• wavelength

• frequency

• energy

• amplitude

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We perceive various wavelengths within the visible light spectrum as:

• sound

• color

• time

• smell

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Which of the following is a unit for frequency?

• Joules

• Hertz

• meters per second

• seconds

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A light particle is called a(n):

• electromagnetic wave

• photon

• electron

• atom

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If you see an object that is "red", what does this mean?

• The object is absorbing only red wavelengths

• The object is reflecting only red wavelengths

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