Name________________________ Electromagnetic Spectrum Test Fill in the Blank for each question 1. When the frequency decreases the wavelength__________? 2. Radio waves have the ______frequency and _____wavelength of all the electromagnetic waves? 3. The invisible rays that can affect your skin such as a sunburn come from the______ and are called__________? 4. The _________is the distance from the peak of one wave to the next one. 5. All electromagnetic waves move at speed of _________ which is _________km/s 6. Carbon Dioxide, Water, and Light energy combine in a plant in a process called_________? 7. Electromagnetic waves transfer ________ from one place to another? 8. Gamma rays are given off by______and some __________substances Stars, Ultraviolet Rays, 300,000, Sun, lowest, increase, radioactive, Wavelength, Photosynthesis, longest, light, energy Circle True or False for each question 9. The electromagnetic waves do not transfer energy from one place to another True or False? 10. Microwaves have a shorter wavelength than radio waves. True or False? 11. X-rays have a higher frequency than Gamma rays. True or False? 12. Ultraviolet waves are used in domestic microwave ovens. True or False? 13. The most dangerous waves are the high frequency ones. True or False? 14. Sunglasses protect your eyes from Ultraviolet rays True or False? 15. X rays are used for radar. True or False? 16. Gamma rays come from radioactive elements and they can cause cancer or treat cancer True or False? 17. Most of the light in the electromagnetic spectrum can be see True or False? Choose the Correct multiple-Choice Question 18. Type of electromagnetic wave that are able to be picked up by an antenna and sent through wires to produce sound? a. X-ray b. Gamma Ray c. Ultraviolet Light d. Radio wave 19. Which type of electromagnetic waves do we use for the remote control for your television set? a. Microwave b. X-ray c. Gamma Ray d. Infrared 20. Which electromagnetic wave is used to treat cancers? a. X-ray b. Gamma Ray c. Ultraviolet Light d. Radio wave 21. What is the type of light do some animals use to hunt? a. X-ray b. Gamma ray c. Ultraviolet Light d. Infrared 22. SPF that is higher in sunscreens are consider better at? a. Covering the skin b. Protecting the skin from UV light c. Rinsing off your skin d. Protecting the skin from gamma rays 23. If you wanted to find out where you were losing heat out of you home which electromagnetic light energy would you use? a. X-ray b. Gamma ray c. Ultraviolet light d. Infrared 24. Which electromagnetic light is used to whiten teeth, sterilize drinking water and tan your skin? a. Infrared b. Gamma ray c. X-ray d. Ultraviolet light Essay and Completion (If you don’t put a sentence where it asks, points will be taken off the grade) 25. List the colors in order that make up the visible light in the electromagnetic spectrum? 6pt 26. What is the electromagnetic spectrum? (put in a sentence) 4pt 27. Why wouldn’t we use X-Rays to scan unborn babies? (explain in a sentence) 2pt 28. If Ultraviolet light cannot be seen by human eyes. What caused the beads to be seen in the light lab (put in a sentence)? 2pt 29. Which electromagnetic wave travels the fastest ultraviolet or microwave? (circle the answer) 1pt 30. Describe in a sentence the relationship between the frequency and wavelength of electromagnetic waves? 4pt 31. List the 7 categories of electromagnetic waves. 7pt ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ Convert the following from Scientific Notation to Standard (normal) notation 1. 9.89x10-3 =______________ 2. 4.832x104 =______________ 3. 5.01x102 =______________ 4. 5.6x10-5 =______________ Convert the following from Standard (normal) notation to Scientific notation 1. 526 =______________ 2. .00325 =______________ 3. .0125 =______________ radio waves, microwaves, infrared rays, visible light, ultraviolet rays, x-rays, and gamma rays 4. 77,208 =______________ Identify the form of EM Radiation for each example Use the seven kinds from the above box, may be used more than once 32. Cell Phone is what type?________________ 33. Lamp used to warm a baby chick is what type? ________________ 34. In a hospital to keep surgical equipment sterile is what type? ________________ 35. Broadcast signals is what type? ________________ 36. Measuring the speed of a passing car is what type? ________________ 37. The control on a game console or TV remote? ________________ 38. Examining the inside of a weld in a steel oil pipe is what type? ________________ 39. Used by an oncologist (a physician who studies and treats cancer is what type? ________________ 40. Used in hospitals to detect broken bones? ________________ 41. Explain in a sentence why we are seeing the green light in the diagram below. Use the word bank to fill in the Electromagnetic Spectrum 1. 14 2.Radio 3. 4. 5. 8. 6.x-ray 7. 9.high Frequency 10. low energy 11. 13. 12.long wavelength Low frequency Short wavelength Gamma ray Visible light Microwaves Ultraviolet Infrared ROYGBV High energy *Bonus* Identify one way understanding the electromagnetic spectrum is beneficial to you. (must be sentence form) 5pt Label the process described in the datagram 1 . 2 3 . . Oxygen Carbon Dioxide Visible light Photosynthesis Water 5 . 4 . This process is called? 6 . Bonus