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Electromagnetic Spectrum
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Questions over the electromagnetic spectrum and fun facts
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1
What discoveries were made with radio waves?
Stars
Sun
Quasars
Moon
2
Which of the following applies to infrared?
Lowest energy
Most harmful to humans.
Longest wavelength
Detect heat signatures
3
What is the frequency of a wave?
The height of the wave
The number of crests that pass a given point in a second
The space between each wave
The lowest point of the wave
4
The higher the energy, the lower the frequency
True
False
5
Which waves are the most harmful to humans?
Microwave
Ultraviolet
Gamma
X-rays
6
What do electromagnetuc waves transmit?
Light
Smell
Gas
Energy
7
What symbol represents the speed of light?
X
H
V
C
8
Which wave has the highest wavelength and lowest frequency?
Visible light
Ultraviolet
Microwaves
Radio
9
How can white light be broken down into the 7 colors of the visible light spectrum?
Staring at it
Freeze it
Through a prism
Heating it up
10
Can EM waves travel through space?
Yes
No
11
What are uses of infrared waves?
Detect changes in earth
Tv remote
Detect animals
NASA
12
Since gamma waves have the shortest wavelength, which would best represent the wavelength.
10 feet
Football field
Size of the nucleus
Size of an atom
13
Is it true that the rattlesnake has organs that allow it to see infrared heat signatures?
True
False
14
Which of the following is not an EM wave?
Sound
Ultraviolet
X-rays
Gamma
15
Which EM wave has the highest energy?
Radio
Microwave
Gamma
X-rays
16
What is the acronym used for the colors of visible from lowest to highest energy?
ROYGBIB
BIBGYOR
VIBGYOR
ROYGBIV
17
Which of the following is a use of gamma waves?
Communication
Chemotherapy
Identify elements
Cook food
