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
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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
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6.x-ray
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9.high Frequency
10. low energy
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12.long wavelength
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Low frequency
Short wavelength
Gamma ray
Visible light
Microwaves
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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
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Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide
Visible light
Photosynthesis
Water
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This process is called?
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Bonus