GRADE 10- 2nd Quarter Diagnostic Test

What is the electromagnetic spectrum?

• The electromagnetic spectrum is a form of currency.

• The electromagnetic spectrum is a measurement of temperature.

• The electromagnetic spectrum is the range of all possible frequencies of electromagnetic radiation.

• The electromagnetic spectrum is a type of musical instrument.

List the different types of electromagnetic waves in order of increasing frequency.

• gamma rays, X-rays, ultraviolet, visible light, infrared, microwaves, radio waves

• radio waves, microwaves, visible light, infrared, ultraviolet, X-rays, gamma rays

• radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X-rays, gamma rays

• gamma rays, X-rays, ultraviolet, visible light, infrared, microwaves, radio waves

Which type of electromagnetic wave has the longest wavelength?

• gamma rays

• infrared waves

• radio waves

• microwaves

Which of the following scientists calculated the speed of an electromagnetic wave?

• Isaac Newton
• James Clerk Maxwell
• Albert Einstein
• Marie Curie

What do you call the arrangement of electromagnetic waves based on their wavelength or frequency?

• electromagnetic spectrum
• electromagnetic field
• electromagnetic order
• electromagnetic arrangement

Which of the following waves are arranged in increasing wavelength?

• radio waves, microwaves, visible light, infrared rays, ultraviolet rays, X-rays, gamma rays
• gamma rays, X-rays, visible light, ultraviolet rays, infrared rays, microwaves, radio waves
• gamma rays, X-rays, ultraviolet rays, visible light, infrared rays, microwaves, radio waves
• radio waves, microwaves, infrared rays, visible light, ultraviolet rays, X-rays, gamma rays

What do you call a phenomenon that occurs when electrons are ejected from the surface of a material after absorbing energy from the light that hits the surface?

• photoelectric effect
• gravitational force
• nuclear fusion
• electromagnetic radiation

Which of the following EM wave is used to monitor the properties of clouds and the atmosphere?

• Visible lights

• X-rays
• Ultraviolet
• Infrared

What do you call the bouncing of light when it hits a surface?

• refraction
• reflection
• diffraction
• absorption

What do you call the phenomenon that occurs when light rays are reflected in different directions?

• scattering
• diffraction
• absorption
• refraction