Electromagnetic Radiation Quiz

Which type of EMR list below has the largest wavelength?

• Radio Waves

• Ultraviolet

• Gamma Rays

• Infrared

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Which type of EMR list below has the smallest wavelength?

• Microwave

• Visible Light

• X-Ray

• Infrared

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How are frequency and wavelength related within the EMR spectrum?

• smaller wavelengths have smaller frequencies

• shorter wavelengths have higher frequencies

• longer wavelengths and longer frequencies

• they are not related

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Which type of EMR can’t make it through our atmosphere at all?

• gamma rays

• visible light

• radio waves

• infrared

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A telescope designed to "see" which of the following types of EMR would NOT have to be located in space?

• X-ray

• Ultraviolet

• radio waves

• gamma ray

Many telescopes can be linked together to look at the same objects to improve the image. This process is known as

• Aperture

• Interferometry

• Reflection

• refraction

Reflecting telescopes use _______ to focus visible light.

• Mirrors

• Lenses

• Prisms

• Filters

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Refracting telescopes use _______ to focus visible light.

• Lenses

• Mirrors

• Prisms

• Filters

Which color of visible light has the highest frequency?

• Violet

• Red

• Green

• Orange

Which color of visible light has the longest wavelength?

• Violet

• Red

• Green

• Orange