Electromagnetic Spectrum

1. Which electromagnetic waves have the longest wavelength and lowest frequencies?

• a. gamma rays

• b. infrared rays

• c. radio waves

• d. ultraviolet rays

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2. What acronym (letters) are used to remember the visible light?

• a. KTPERRY

• b. DOGPOUND

• c. ROYGBIV

• d. ROMERO

3. Which of the following correctly lists electromagnetic waves in order from longest to shortest wavelength?

• a. gamma rays, ultraviolet, infrared, microwaves

• b. microwaves, ultraviolet, visible light, gamma rays

• c. radio waves, infrared, gamma rays, ultraviolet

• d. television, infrared, visible light, X-rays

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4. Which of the following best describes the range of electromagnetic waves placed in a certain order?

• a. electromagnetic field

• b. electromagnetic frequency

• c. electromagnetic spectrum

• d. electromagnetic wavelength

5. Which electromagnetic wave has the highest frequency?

• a. gamma rays

• b. radio waves

• c. visible light

• d. X – rays

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6. Which of the following is not an electromagnetic wave?

• a. gamma wave

• b. radio wave

• c. infrared wave

• d. sound wave

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7. In the visible spectrum, which color has the longest wavelength?

• a. Blue

• b. Green

• c. Red

• d. Violet

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8. If you're moving from gamma rays to microwave, describe how the energy level changes?

• a. Increases

• b. Decreases

• c. both increases and decreases

• d. Energy level doesn’t change

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9. What will be the corresponding amount of energy present in a type of EM if it has higher amount of frequency?

• a. higher

• b. Lower

• c. neither higher nor lower

• d. stays the same

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10. It is the distance measured from one crest of a wave to the next crest or from one through to the second through.

• a. frequency

• b. wavelength

• c. radiation

• d. none of the above

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