Topic 5 Lesson 4 Electromagnetic Radiation

The higher the frequency the ______ the energy. 

• higher
• lower
• neither, stays the same

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The lower the frequency the ______ the energy.

• higher

• lower

• neither, stays the same

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Which electromagnetic waves have the highest frequencies and the shortest wavelengths?

• microwaves

• visible light

• gamma rays

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Which of the following has wavelengths longer than microwaves?

• Infrared waves

• Radio waves

• Visible light

The electromagnetic spectrum includes the complete range of electromagnetic waves placed in order of:

• increasing amplitutde

• increasing wavelength

• increasing frequency

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Which of the following lists the electromagnetic waves in order of increasing wavelength?

• X-rays, visible light, radio waves

• gamma rays, microwaves, UV rays

• infrared rays, radio waves, x-rays

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How are Electromagnetic waves different from Mechanical waves?

• EM waves have very short wavelengths

• EM waves transmit energy instead of matter

• EM waves can travel through the vacuum of space (without particles)

• EM waves can change direction by reflection

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How much of the electromagnetic spectrum is made up of visible light?

• only a small portion

• a very large portion

• about half

• all of the spectrum contains visible light