Electromagnetic Spectrum and Waves

Electromagnetic Spectrum and Waves

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Electromagnetic Spectrum and Waves

Electromagnetic Spectrum and Waves

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Easy

NGSS
HS-PS4-1, MS-PS4-2, MS-PS4-1

+1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

Used 1+ times

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

The distance between two crests or two troughs of a wave is called:

frequency

amplitud

wavelength

hertz

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Media Image

How fast does light travel?

100,000 km/s

200,000 km/s

300,000 km/s

400,000 km/s

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Gamma Rays

Radio Waves

Visible Light

Infrared rays

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Radio waves

Ultraviolet Rays

Gamma Rays

X-rays

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

X-rays

Visible Light

Gamma Rays

Ultraviolet Rays

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

increases.

decreases.

stays the same.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

The blue section of the wave is measuring _________________.

wavelength

crest

trough

amplitude 

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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