Wednesday, 2/25 (A) and Thursday, 2/26 (B) – Practice Problems
1. The energy of light is directly proportional to its:
a. frequency
b. wavelength
c. velocity
d. mass
2. Arrange the visible light colors in order from shortest to longest wavelength:
3. All electromagnetic waves move through space at ___________.
a. different frequencies
b. neither the speed of light or different frequencies
c. both the speed of light and different frequencies
d. the speed of light
4. Visible light with a wavelength of 4.33 x 10-7 meters has a frequency of ___________Hz.
5. Electric and magnetic fields that move through space make up a ____________.
a. static charge
b. electric current
c. electric wave
d. electromagnetic wave
6. All electromagnetic waves are produced by vibrating ______________.
a. electrons
b. protons
c. charged particles
d. neutrons
7. The electromagnetic spectrum is made up of bands of rays with different ___________.
a. reflections
b. focal points
c. velocities
d. frequencies
8. Which region of the electromagnetic spectrum has the longest wavelength?
9. Which region of the electromagnetic spectrum has the highest frequency?
10. Which region of the electromagnetic spectrum will travel with the fastest speed?
11. Light is a form of energy that travels as ______________.
a. convex waves
b. luminescent
c. electromagnetic wave
d. electric wave
12. Arrange the electromagnetic spectrum in order from highest to lowest frequency.
13. The frequency of green light is _____________the frequency of orange light.
14. The wavelength of green light is ___________ the wavelength of orange light.
15. The speed of green light is __________ the speed of orange light.
16. What type of wave is light?
a. mechanical
b. compression
c. electromagnetic
d. longitudinal
17. Arrange the visible light colors in order from lowest to highest frequency.
18. A light wave is composed of two components: and electrical component and a _______
component.
a. gamma
b. magnetic
c. photonic
d. color
19. True or False. The wavelength of light is very long and the frequency very short
20. True or False. The visible light portion of the electromagnetic spectrum represents a large
portion of the spectrum.
21. Which of the following electromagnetic waves carries the most energy?
a. gamma
b. radio waves
c. visible light
d. infrared
22. Compared to a microwave, a radio wave has a greater ___________.
a. frequency
b. wavelength
c. amplitude
d. velocity
23. Which color of the visible light spectrum has the greatest energy? ____________.
24. Which color of the visible light spectrum has the greatest frequency? _________.
25. Which color of the visible light spectrum has the greatest wavelength? _________.