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Waves and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
Waves and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
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Review of wave characteristics and the electromagnetic spectrum
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In a race, which wave would reach the finish line first: radio or gamma waves?
Gamma
Neither
Radio
Tie
2
Light acts as BOTH a wave and a particle. What do we call this idea?
Two lights
Duality of Llamas
Duality of Light
Duality of Speed
3
Visible light is also referred to as
Black light
Intense light
Bright light
White light
4
Which waves comes just before Gamma Rays?
UV Rays
Beta Rays
X-Rays
Alpha Rays
5
Longitudinal waves travel using compressions and ...
Rarefactions
Crests
Reflections
Non compressions
6
This moniker is used to remember the order of the visible spectrum
TOY A GIV
ROY G BIV
VIB G YOR
BOY G RIV
7
Isaac Newton is famous for his theory of gravity and for discovering ...
The electromagnetic spectrum
The visible light spectrum
Stars
Trees
8
UV rays are used for finding forged currency and
Food Sterilization
Car Stereo
Medical Sterilization
Home Systems
9
These waves heat your food up
Radio Waves
Gamma Waves
Microwaves
Infrared Waves
10
How much faster is light than sound?
1 zillion
1 million
1 billion
1 trillion
11
Which color has more energy?
Indigo
Orange
12
There are three types of waves: transverse, longitudinal and ...
Seismic
Tidal
Surface
Electromagnetic
13
The number of wavelengths during a certain time frame
Trough
Amplitude
Equilibrium
Frequency
14
In 1905, which science whiz suggested that light moves in little energy packets called photons?
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
Stephen Hawkins
Neil Degrasse Tyson
15
Surface waves move
Neither direction
In both directions
Perpendicular to the plane they start in
Parallel to the plane they start in
16
Waves of this type aid in Vitamin D production
Visible
Microwaves
Infrared
UV
17
The distance between two crests of a wave is also known as
Frequency
Wavelength
Amplitude
Hertz
18
Sound travels in this kind of wave
Surface
Longitudinal
Electromagnetic
Transverse
19
These waves are as long as a football field
Radio
Gamma
X-ray
UV
20
These waves help the police catch speeding cars
UV
Infrared
X-rays
Radio
21
Which color in the visible spectrum has the longest waves?
Violet
Red
Green
Orange
22
All of these waves can be used in the medical field except
Microwaves
Gamma
UV
X-rays
23
Dispersion of this wave results in a rainbow
Red Light
Black Light
White Light
Green Light
24
Which "hot" wave has a slightly lower frequency than red in the visible light spectrum?
UV
Gamma
Infrared
Microwaves
25
If something has a high frequency, the waves are
Medium
Sideways
Long
Short
26
Light travels in all directions, but when you force it to move in one direction its called
North Polarization
Polarization
Dispersion
Unpolarization
