All About Waves

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 of the following electromagnetic waves is given off as heat? 

• Radio Waves

• Infrared Rays

• Visible Light

• Gamma Rays

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Cell phones and televisions use this type of EM wave.  It has the longest wavelength with the lowest frequency.

• radio wave

• tv wave

• Gamma wave

• ultra violet

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If the wavelength of an electromagnetic wave is longer, what is true about the energy? 

• Energy is higher.

• Energy is lower. 

• Energy is not dependent on wavelength. 

• energy is cancelled out

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A wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy

• high, low

• high, high

• low, high

• low, low

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The type of EM wave that is used to cook food.  It has a higher frequency than radio waves.

• radio

• microwave

• gamma

• visible light

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Light waves travel fastest in ________ 

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• vacuum

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Different wavelengths of light are seen as different __________________.

• atoms

• sounds

• colors

• speed

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

• X-rays

• Visible Light

• Gamma Rays

• Ultraviolet Rays

Sarah and Maria made a telephone using two cans and a string. They pulled the

string tight and Maria went out into the hallway. When Maria spoke into her can,

Sarah could hear her because the sound waves_____.

• Traveled through a vacuum.

• Traveled from the cold hallway to the much warmer classroom.

• Traveled from the vibrating can through the string to the other can.

• Traveled through the air from Maria to Sarah even though they were in different places.

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