NAME:______________________________________
Directions: Read and analyze each statement. Write FACT if the statement is correct otherwise
BLUFF if it is incorrect. Use a separate sheet for your answers.
________ 1. According to electromagnetic theory, a changing magnetic field induces an electric
field.
________ 2. James Clerk Maxwell verified the existence of electromagnetic (EM) waves.
________ 3. Both electric and magnetic fields are perpendicular to the direction of the wave
motion.
________ 4. All EM waves travel at the same speed in a vacuum.
________ 5. The photon energy carried by an EM wave is described by the wave equation.
________ 6. The electromagnetic spectrum arranges the EM waves according to amplitude and
wave height.
________ 7. The equation E=hf is called the Planck-Einstein relation.
________ 8. Radio waves have the longest wavelength.
________ 9. Visible light carries the highest quantity of photon energy.
________ 10. Gamma rays have the shortest wavelength.
________ 11. The two waves that lie at the ends of the visible light spectrum are X-ray and
Gamma Ray.
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X-ray has a longer wavelength than Microwave.
Photons are the smallest discrete amount of electromagnetic radiation.
The symbol for wavelength is the Greek letter λ (lambda).
The speed of an EM wave in an empty space is 3.0x108 m/s.
Directions: Label the parts of a Transverse Wave.