Name: _______________________________________ Date: ________ Period: _____
WAVES & EMS
1. The highest point on a wave is the _______________, while the lowest point is the
_______________.
2. The ____________________ of a wave is a measure of the amount of energy it carries.
3. The distance from one crest to the next crest is the ___________________.
4. The ______________ is a measure of the number of waves that pass a point in a given
amount of time.
5. The illustration to the right shows a wave. Label each part in the space below:
a. ___________________________
b. ___________________________
c. ___________________________
d. ___________________________
6. Use the five illustrations of waves drawn below to answer the following questions:
(a) Waves P and Q have the same __________, but wave P has twice the __________ of
wave Q.
(b) Waves Q and R have the same __________, but wave R has twice the __________ of
wave Q.
(c) Wave __________ shows a steady frequency but changing amplitude.
(d) Wave __________ shows steady amplitude but a changing frequency.
(e) Wave __________ and __________ have a low amplitude and a steady frequency.
Name: _______________________________________ Date: ________ Period: _____
For questions 7-10 choose between:
Ultraviolet, Radio, Gamma, or Microwaves.
7. What type of waves have the longest wavelength in the spectrum?
8. Which waves have the highest energy?
9. What type of wave has higher energy that visible light and longer wavelengths than x-rays?
10. What type of wave have a higher frequency than radio waves but longer wavelengths than
visible light?
Answer the following questions.
11. What is the relationship between frequency and wavelength? As
______________________ decreases, _________________________ increases.
12. Can you actually see x-rays?
13. Which color is more energetic, red or yellow?
14. Which type of wave travels faster, gamma, radio, or neither one?
15. What is the order of the electromagnetic spectrum from longest wavelength to shortest?
16. What is the order of visible light from longest wavelength to shortest?
17. At what speed do the waves of the EMS travel?
18. An electromagnetic wave is made of what two fields? (hint: it’s in the name.)
19. Does an electromagnetic wave need a medium like water to travel through?
20. Which type of wave is the most useful if you have a broken bone?