Question 1

Which of these waves have the lowest frequency?

Accepted Answer

Ultraviolet

Answer

X-Ray

Answer

Gamma Ray

Question 2

Which of the following is not a type of electromagnetic wave?

Accepted Answer

Sound waves

Answer

Radio waves

Answer

Microwaves

Answer

X-rays

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of electromagnetic waves?

Accepted Answer

They require a medium to propagate

Answer

They can be reflected and refracted

Answer

They can interact with matter

Answer

They can be polarized

Question 4

This wave has the second longest wavelength.

Accepted Answer

Microwave

Answer

Radio waves

Answer

Gamma Ray

Answer

Visible Light

Question 5

The longer the wavelength, the higher the energy the wave will have.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Answer

TRUE

Question 6

Most of the electromagnetic spectrum is visible to our naked eye.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 7

Who was a large contributor to the development to classical electromagnetism?

Accepted Answer

James Clerk Maxwell

Answer

Richard Feynman

Answer

Isaac Newton

Answer

Christiaan Huygens

Question 8

What is the distance between two crests or troughs called?

Accepted Answer

Wavelength

Answer

Amplitude

Answer

Frequency

Question 9

Light is produced by oscillating magnetic and electric fields that are parallel to the direction that the wave moves.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 10

What is a packet of electromagnetic energy?

Accepted Answer

Photon

Answer

Neutron

Answer

Proton

Answer

Electron

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