Light Frequency and Wavelength

As a wavelength decreases, the crests of the wave

• get farther apart

• get closer together

• become shorter

• become wider

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Complete the statement to correctly describe how the properties of the wave change as it moves from medium 1 and medium 2. As the ____ of the wave decreases, the frequency ____.

• amplitude, decreases

• amplitude, increases

• wavelength, decreases

• wavelength, increases

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Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the lowest frequency/energy

• Gamma Rays

• Radio Waves

• Visible Light

• Infrared rays

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Which has the SHORTEST wavelength and, therefore, the highest frequency/most energy

• Radio waves

• Ultraviolet Rays

• Gamma Rays

• X-rays

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

• microwaves

• visible light

• gamma rays

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Electromagnetic waves that help your body produce vitamin D are called?

• ultraviolet rays

• x-rays

• gamma rays

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

• only a small portion

• a very l;arge portion

• about half

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 has frequencies higher than ultraviolet rays?

• visible light

• infrared rays

• x-rays

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Shorter Waves have ____Energy,Longer Waves___Energy?

• Lower,Higher

• Higher,Lower

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