Question 1

What property defines how electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum?

Accepted Answer

They do not require a medium.

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They require air to travel.

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They need to be in a solid medium.

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They can only travel through water.

Question 2

What is the term used for the energy transferred by electromagnetic waves?

Accepted Answer

Electromagnetic radiation

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Thermal energy

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Kinetic energy

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Mechanical energy

Question 3

What can cause the photoelectric effect when light shines on certain metals?

Accepted Answer

High-frequency light

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Low-frequency light

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Infrared light

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Visible light

Question 4

What is the type of electromagnetic wave that has the longest wavelength?

Accepted Answer

Radio waves

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Ultraviolet rays

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X-rays

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Gamma rays

Question 5

What phenomenon explains the bending of light around objects?

Accepted Answer

Diffraction

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Reflection

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Refraction

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Absorption

Question 6

What is a photon?

Accepted Answer

A packet of light energy

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A polarizing filter

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A vibration of air molecules

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A radio wave

Question 7

What happens to the frequency of electromagnetic waves as the wavelength decreases?

Accepted Answer

The frequency increases.

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The frequency remains the same.

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The frequency becomes zero.

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The frequency decreases.

Question 8

What type of electromagnetic wave is primarily used for cooking food in microwave ovens?

Accepted Answer

Microwaves

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Infrared rays

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Radio waves

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Visible light

Question 9

What does a polarizing filter do to light waves?

Accepted Answer

It allows only light waves vibrating in one direction to pass through.

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It blocks all light waves completely.

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It makes all light waves equal in intensity.

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It changes the color of the light waves.

Question 10

Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum has the shortest wavelength?

Accepted Answer

Gamma rays

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Visible light

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Infrared rays

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Microwaves

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