EMS Spectrum

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

• only a small portion

• a very l;arge portion

• about half

Select the correct order of waves on the EMS from the longest wavelength to the shortest wavelength

• Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma

• Gamma, X-ray, Ultra, Vis, Infra, Micro, Radio

• Vis, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio

• Micro, Radio, Vis, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma

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

• increasing amplitude

• increasing frequency

• increasing wavelength

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

• microwaves

• visible light

• gamma rays

• x-rays

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

• Ultraviolet Rays

• Radio Waves

• Gamma Rays

• X-Rays

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Which section of the spectrum is the ONLY one we can see?

• Ultraviolet Rays

• Gamma Rays

• X-Rays

• Visible Light

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As the frequency of an electromagnetic wave increases, the amount of energy in that wave...

• increases.

• stays the same.

• decreases.

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How much of the electromagnetic spectrum is visible?

• All of it

• None

• Only a small part

• Most of it

What are electromagnetic waves?

• sound waves

• electric & magnetic fields (energy) that travel through empty space very quickly

• ocean waves

• things like longitudinal waves

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Which electromagnetic waves are used in ovens and cell phone communications?

• microwaves

• infrared rays

• gamma rays

• ultraviolet rays

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