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Electromagnetic Spectrum

Quiz by Beth Reyes

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  • Q1
    What type of waves are used to transmit radar messages?
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    infrared waves
    radio waves
    microwaves
    120s
  • Q2
    Electromagnetic waves that you can see are called...
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    radio waves
    visible light
    microwaves
    infrared waves
    120s
  • Q3
    How much of the electromagnetic spectrum is visible?
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    none of it
    most of it
    only a small part
    all of it
    120s
  • Q4
    What is visible light composed of?
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    radio waves
    microwaves
    infrared waves
    red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet
    120s
  • Q5
    Which is NOT part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
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    radio waves
    microwaves
    infrared waves
    refraction
    120s
  • Q6
    The waves coming from the sun to the Earth come in ______ lengths.
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    different
    straight
    short
    long
    120s
  • Q7
    What are the shortest waves called in the electromagnetic spectrum?
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    microwaves
    radio waves
    ultraviolet waves
    gamma rays
    120s
  • Q8
    How fast do radio waves travel?
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    55 miles per hour
    86,000 miles per hour
    175,000 miles per second
    186,000 miles per second
    120s
  • Q9
    Other than cooking food, what else do we use microwaves for?
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    heat lamps
    radio and telephone communication
    exploring space
    seeing inside our bodies
    120s
  • Q10
    Radio waves have lower frequencies and longer wavelengths than other kinds of radiation.
    True
    False
    120s

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