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SCIENCE
QUARTER 2 – MODULE 1
(WEEK 1-2)

Electromagnetic
Spectrum
Science – Grade 10
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 2 – Module 1: Electromagnetic Spectrum
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Science
Quarter 2 – Module 1:
Electromagnetic Spectrum
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Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Welcome to the Science 10 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM), Quarter 2,

Module 1 on Electromagnetic Spectrum!

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Welcome to the Science 10 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Quarter 2, Module

1 on Electromagnetic Spectrum!

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 What I Need to Know

The electromagnetic (EM) spectrum is the range of all types of EM radiation.

Radiation is energy that travels and spread out in the form of waves or particles.
The visible light that comes from a lamp in your house and the radio waves that
come from a radio station are two types of electromagnetic radiation. The other
types of EM radiation that make up the electromagnetic spectrum are microwaves,
infrared light, ultraviolet light, X-rays and gamma-rays.
In your previous lessons you are done with the relationships among the
locations of volcanoes, earthquake epicentres, and mountain ranges.
This module will provide you with information and activities that will help
you understand the different regions of the electromagnetic spectrum.

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. Describe how electromagnetic (EM) wave is produced and propagated;
2. compare the relative wavelengths of different forms of electromagnetic
waves (S10FE-IIa-b47);
3. compare the relative wavelength, frequency, and energy of the different
regions of electromagnetic spectrum;
4. determine the relationship between wavelength and frequency of an
electromagnetic wave using the electromagnetic spectrum diagram;
5. solve problems involving wavelength and frequency of an EM wave using
the equation C = f * λ.

Before going on, check how much you know about this topic. Answer
the pre-test on the next page in a separate sheet of paper.

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 What I Know

Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a
separate sheet of paper.

1. Which electromagnetic wave has the shortest wavelength?

A. Infrared wave C. ultraviolet wave
B. Micro wave D. visible light

2. Which color of visible light has the lowest energy?

A. blue B. green C. red D. yellow

3. Which type of electromagnetic wave has a frequency greater than the ultraviolet
waves?
A. X-ray B. visible light C. microwave D. radio waves

4. Which is true about the frequency and wavelength of electromagnetic waves?

A. Frequency and wavelength are independent of each other.
B. As frequency increases, wavelength decreases.
C. As frequency increases, wavelength increases.
D. Frequency is constant for all wavelength.

5.Which is NOT true about electromagnetic waves like the one in the illustration?

A. They travel through matter

B. They always travel at 300,000 km/sec.
C. Both fields are strongest at the same time.
D. They are produced by charged particle in motion.

6. Which two waves lie at the ends of the visible spectrum?

A. Infrared and Ultra-violet rays C. Radio waves and X-rays
B. Radio waves and Microwaves D. X-rays and Gamma rays

7. A certain radio station broadcasts at a frequency of 675 kHz. What is the

wavelength of the radio waves?
A. 280 m B. 324 m C. 400 m D. 444 m

8. Which electromagnetic wave carries less energy ?

A. infrared waves B. microwaves C. UV radiation D. visible light

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9. Which has the highest frequency?
A. Infrared waves B. Microwaves C. Radio waves D. X-rays

10. Which electromagnetic waves have the shortest wavelength and highest
frequency?
A. Gamma ray B. radio waves C. X-rays D.Ultraviolet rays

11. Which type of force field surrounds a moving electron?

A. electric and magnetic B. electric C. magnetic D. none of these
12. Which electromagnetic waves have the lowest frequency?
A. infrared waves B. radio waves C. visible light D. X-rays
13. Which color has the lowest frequency?
A. green B. red C. yellow D. violet
14. Which electromagnetic wave carries more energy?
A. microwave B. radio wave C. UV radiation D. visible light
15. What happens to the energy of an electromagnetic wave as its frequency
increases? It _________.
A. increases C. stays the same
B. decreases D. oscillates up and down

How did you find the pre-test? What was your score? If you got 15 items
correctly, you may not take this module. But if your score is 14 and below, you
must proceed with the module.

Have fun in learning about Electromagnetic Waves! God Bless you!

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Lesson
The Nature of
1 Electromagnetic Waves

What’s In

You are about to explore the unknown world of EM spectrum. When you
were in grade 8 you have learned the basic characteristics of waves.
Directions: Below is an activity for you to recall important words related to
electromagnetic waves that will be used in this module. Complete these sentences
using words from the given box below. You can use each word once, more than
once or not at all.

WAVELENGTH VIBRATE LONGITUDINAL WAVES HERTZ m/s

CREST DECREASED THE SAME TRANSVERSE WAVE FREQUENCY
TROUGHS SOUND WAVE LIGHT WAVE INCREASE

1. Waves are created when a source of energy causes a medium

to_____________.
2. Waves that move the medium at right angles to the direction in which the
waves are travelling are called___________________.
3. What type of waves move the particles of the medium parallel to the direction
that the waves are travelling? __________________.
4. The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave is its
__________________.
5. The number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount
of time is called the wave’s ________________.
6. The unit used to measure frequency is ____________________
7. The lowest points of a transverse wave are called_________________.
8. The highest parts of a transverse wave are called ________________.
9. A wave that can travel through an empty space.is _________________.
10. If you increase the frequency of a wave, the wavelength must ______________.

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 What’s New

Activity 1: READ AND ANALYZE ME

Direction: Read and understand the article about the propagation of

electromagnetic waves.

An electromagnetic wave is a wave that consists of vibrating electric and

magnetic fields. A familiar example will help you understand the fields that make
up an electromagnetic wave. Think about a common bar magnet. It exerts magnetic
force in an area surrounding it, called the magnetic field. You can see the magnetic
field of a bar magnet in Figure 1 A. Because of this force field, a magnet can exert
force on objects without touching them. They just have to be in its magnetic field.
An electric field is similar to a magnetic field in Figure 1 B. An electric field is an
area of electrical force surrounding a charged particle. Like a magnetic field, an
electric field can exert force on objects over a distance without actually touching
them.

Figure 1
A. B.

How electromagnetic waves begin

An electromagnetic wave begins when an electrically charged particle

vibrates. This is illustrated in Figure 2. When a charged particle vibrates, it causes
the electric field surrounding it to vibrate as well. A vibrating electric field, in turn,
creates a vibrating magnetic field. The two types of vibrating fields combine to
create an electromagnetic wave.
Figure 2

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 Article source: https://flexbooks.ck12.org/cbook/ck-12-physics-flexbook-
2.0/section/13.1/primary/lesson/electromagnetic-waves-ms-ps
As you can see in the Figure above, Accelerating electrons produce
electromagnetic waves. These waves are a combination of electric and magnetic
fields. A changing magnetic field produces an electric field and a changing electric
field produces a magnetic field. As accelerated electrons produce an electric field of
a wave, the varying electric field produces the wave’s magnetic field. Both the
electric field and the magnetic field oscillate perpendicular (at right angles) to each
other and to the direction of the propagating wave. Therefore, an electromagnetic
wave is a transverse wave which can travel through matter, and an empty space.
When waves travel through matter, they lose some energy to the matter as they
pass through it. But when waves travel through space, no energy is lost. Therefore,
electromagnetic waves don’t get weaker as they travel.

Directions: Based from your readings fill up the table. Write your answer on a
separate sheet of paper.

Electromagnetic Wave
How they are formed Kind of wave Sometimes behave as

What is It

All electromagnetic waves can travel through a medium but unlike other
types of waves, they can also travel in vacuum. They travel in vacuum at a speed of
3X108 m/s and denoted as c, the speed of light.

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 The wave speed, frequency, and wavelength are related by the following
equation: v=λf

Where:

v is the wave speed, or c (speed of light) expressed in meters per second,

f is the frequency expressed in Hertz and;

λ is the wavelength expressed in meters.

Since all the EM waves have the same speed and that is equal to the speed
of light, as wavelength decreases, the frequency of the wave increases. Through the
years, the advancement on the knowledge about electromagnetic waves led us to a
modern technological world.

Example Problems:

(Assume that the waves propagate in a vacuum.)

1. What is the frequency of radio waves with wavelength of 20 m?

Given: v= c = 3 X 108 m/s
λ= 20 m
f= ?
v=c=λf
f=c/λ = 3 X 108 m/s
20 m
= 1.5 X107 Hz
2. What is the wavelength of light waves with frequency of 6 X1014 Hz?
Given: v= c = 3 X 108 m/s
f= 6 X1014 Hz
λ= ?

v=c=λf
λ =c/ f = 3 X 108 m/s
6 X1014 Hz
= 5 X 10-7 m?

Check your understanding! Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

Part 1: Are the following statements correct? If not write the necessary
corrections.

1. Electromagnetic waves transfer energy through vacuum.

2. A wave is a disturbance that transfers energy.
3. Most EM waves are invisible and undetectable.

Part 2 Solve the problems:

1. What is the wavelength of the wave with a frequency of 6 x 10 9Hz?

2. What is the frequency of the wave with a wavelength of 35 m?

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The Electromagnetic Spectrum

The electromagnetic spectrum is a continuum of electromagnetic waves

arranged according to frequency and wavelength. It is a gradual progression from
the waves of lowest frequencies to the waves of highest frequencies. According to
increasing frequency, the EM spectrum includes: radio waves, microwaves,
infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma rays. These waves do not
have exact dividing region.
The different types of electromagnetic waves are defined by the amount of
energy carried by/possessed by the photons. Photons are bundles of wave energy.
The energy of a photon is given by the equation:
E=hf
where h is the Planck’s Constant and f is the frequency of the EM wave. The value
of the Planck’s constant is 6.63 x 10-34 joules. Second (J.s).
From among the EM waves, the gamma rays have photons of high energies
while radio waves have photons with the lowest energies. With regards to
wavelength, radio waves can be likened to the size of a football field while gamma
rays are as small as the nuclei of an atom.
Table 1 shows the relative wavelength, frequency, and energy of each
of the different types of electromagnetic waves.

Table 1. The electromagnetic waves’ wavelengths, frequencies, and energies

EM Wave Wavelength (m) Frequenzy (Hz) Energy (J)

Radio > 1 x 10-1 < 3 x 109 < 2 x 10-24

Microwave 1 x 10-3 to1 x 10-1 3 x 109 to 3 x 1011 2 x 10-24 to 2 x 10-22

Infrared 7 x 10-7 to 1 x 10-3 3 x 1011 to 4 x 1014 2 x 10-22 to 3 x 10-19

Visible 4 x 10-7 to 7 x 10-7 4 x 1014 to 7.5 x 1014 3 x 10-19 to 5 x 10-19

UV 1 x 10-8 to 4 x 10-7 7.5 x 1014 to 3 x 1016 5 x 10-19 to 2 x 10-17

X-ray 1 x 10-11 to 1 x 10-8 3 x 1016 to 3 x 1019 2 x 10-17 to 2 x 10-14

Gamma-ray < 1 x 10-11 > 3 x 1019 > 2 x 10-1

Source :Department of Education Science 10 Learner’s Material pp. 146-147,149

Visible Light

Visible light waves are the only electromagnetic waves we can see. We see
these waves as the colors of the rainbow. Each color has a different wavelength.

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Red has the longest wavelength and violet has the shortest wavelength. When all
the waves are seen together, they make white light.

Figure 3 below, shows this part of the spectrum, together with the colors
associated with particular wavelengths. We usually refer to visible light as having
wavelengths of between 400 nm and 750 nm.

FIGURE 3

Red 620 -750nm Green 490-570

Orange 58 5-620 Blue 440-490
Yellow 570 -585nm Indigo 420- 440
Violet 400 -420
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What’s More

Here are some enrichment activities for you to work on to master and
strengthen the basic concepts you have learned from this lesson.

Activity 1: Exploring the Electromagnetic Spectrum

Directions: The diagram below shows the electromagnetic spectrum. Analyze the
diagram of the spectrum then answer the questions that follow. Write your answer
in a separate sheet of paper.

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 1. Label the parts of the electromagnetic spectrum in order of increasing
frequency.
2. Indicate whether the following trend line increases or decreases.
3. Label the trend line if less penetration and safe or more penetration and
dangerous.

2. Wavelength ( increases or decreases)

Frequency (increases or decreases)

Energy (increases or decreases)

3. Penetration (less and safe or more and dangerous)

Part II: Based from the Electromagnetic Spectrum diagram answer the following
questions.

4. What is the shortest wavelength?

5. What is the wavelength about the size of a needle point?
6. What is the wavelength with range of size from people to butterflies.
7. What is the longest wavelength?
8. What wavelength is about the size of molecules, the reason we wear
sunscreen.
9. What light that is visible to us?
10. What invisible light has a wavelength about the size of an atoms.

Activity 2: AM I Comparable with other EM Waves

Direction: Follow the instruction of each part to answer the prescribed direction

Choose the correct answer . write your answer on a separate sheet of paper

1. Which has a longer wavelength ? Microwave or visible light

2. Which has a higher frequency? Ultraviolet or X-ray
3. Which has a lower frequency? Radio or Microwave
4. Which has more energy? Infrared or Gamma
5. Which has more energy? Red light or Indigo light
6. Which has a higher frequency? Green light or Yellow light
7. Which has a shorter wavelength? Gamma rays or X-rays

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 8. What is the relationship between wavelength and frequency?
Direct or Inverse
9. What is the relationship between frequency and energy?
Direct or inverse
10. What is the relationship between wavelength and energy?
Direct or inverse

Assessment 1

Direction: Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

1. Choose the correct words to complete the statement.

a. All electromagnetic waves have ( the same / different ) speeds in a vacuum.

b. The longest wavelength of electromagnetic waves are ( radio / ultraviolet )
waves.
c. The different colors of the rainbow have different ( wavelength / speeds).
d. The (lowest / highest ) frequency of electromagnetic waves are radio waves.
e. Increasing the frequency of an electromagnetic wave decreases its (energy /
wavelength).

2. Write the colors in the visible spectrum in order, starting with longest
wavelength and low frequency

_________, ________, __________, __________,_________,_________,_________

Enrichment Activity
Light waves are part of a family of electromagnetic waves that all travel at 3
X 108 m/s when travelling through a vacuum.

The table below shows the frequencies or wavelengths for the different parts
of the electromagnetic spectrum. Calculate the missing value in the table using the
equation below, and show your solution on the last column. One (1) check for each
black in the table and two (2) points for the correct solution.
λ = C/ f wavelength = wave speed
frequency

Electromagnetic Wavelength Frequency

Solution
Radiation (m) (Hz)
Radio wave 100
Microwave
3 x 10 10

Infrared
3 x 10 13

Visible light 1 x 10-6

Ultraviolet
1 x 10-7
X-rays 3 x 1018

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Part 2. Based from the table above, answer the following questions :
1. Which electromagnetic radiation has a shortest wavelength?_________
2. Which electromagnetic radiation has the longest wavelength and lowest
frequency?_____________
3. As the wavelength gets _________________, the frequency __________________.

What I Have Learned

Directions: Summarize what you have learned from the lesson and activities by
completing the sentences using words from the given box below. You can use each
word once, more than once or not at all. Use separate sheet of paper for your
answers.

Low frequency vacuum yellow violet wavelengths

3 X 108 m/s 2 X 10 8 m/s increases decreases radio waves red

higher lower infrared ultraviolet radiation frequencies

1. An electromagnetic wave with a long wavelength has __________ and can

travel in _________.
2. The visible spectrum of light as seen by the human eye the lowest frequency
appears ________, and the highest frequency appears___________.
3. Radio waves, visible light, and x-rays are examples of electromagnetic waves
that always differ from each other in _______________ and _______________.
4. Violet light has a shorter wavelength than yellow light. Violet light has a
____________frequency than yellow light.
5. Red light and green light both travel at the speed of light ___________, they
also travel through a _____________.
6. As the wavelength gets shorter, the frequency and the energy
________________.
7. For all electromagnetic waves, the greater the frequency, the small the
______________.
8. Number of cycles a wave completes in one second; expressed in Hertz.
______________.
9. Microwaves have smaller wavelengths than ____________.
10. An electromagnetic radiation lies just beyond the violet end of the visible
spectrum.

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 What I Can Do

Directions: Go to you tube and click the link:

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=electromagnetic+spectrum .
Watch The Electromagnetic spectrum and study in more details about the
electromagnetic radiations, then answer the questions below.

1. Give at least five (5) lessons you have learned from the video clip.
a)___________________________________________________________________
b)___________________________________________________________________
c)___________________________________________________________________
d)___________________________________________________________________
e)___________________________________________________________________
2. Choose one (1) from the following:
a) create a concept map on electromagnetic waves.
b) make a poster showing the parts of electromagnetic spectrum.
c) make a foldable readings by listing the things you have learned about
these electromagnetic waves.
d) perform a news reporting on the differences of electromagnetic radiations.

Rubrics for Evaluating the Performance of Learners

Levels of 4 – Excellent 3 – Good 2 – Needs 1 – Incomplete Score

achievement Improvement
Criteria
Content Completely Mostly Somewhat Completely
Accuracy accurate, all accurate; a few accurate, more inaccurate
facts were inconsistencies than a few
precise and or errors in inconsistencies
explicit information or errors
information
Presentation Presentation is Presentation is Presentation is Presentation
Is clean, neat, neat, clean mostly neat , neat , clean is neat and
and creative. and presented clean, and and little bit clean
in a creative some degree of creative
way. creativity
Organization well-organized Information is Somewhat The
The .Information is organized in a organized organization is
information is interesting logical manner confusing
well organized, and accurate
interesting,
accurate , and
reflects an
understanding
of the topic
Very well done! You are now ready to take your posttest. You may again go over the
lessons, activities and maps to review for the final assessment! Good Luck!

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 Assessment

Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a
separate sheet of paper.
1. The direction of the electric field in an electromagnetic wave is______________.
A. perpendicular to the magnetic field and in the direction of the wave’s
propagation
B. perpendicular to the magnetic field and perpendicular to the direction of the
wave’s propagation
C. parallel to the magnetic field and perpendicular to the direction of the
wave’s propagation
D. parallel to the magnetic field and in the direction of the wave’s propagation

2. A wave with a long wavelength will have a ______ frequency and ______energy
A. high, low B. high, high C. low , high D. low , low

3. Select the correct order of waves on the EMS from the longest wavelength to the
shortest wavelength.
A. Radio, microwave, infrared, visible, ultraviolet , X-ray, Gamma
B. Gamma, X-ray, ultraviolet , visible, infrared, microwave, radio
C. Visible, microwave, infrared, ultraviolet, x-ray, gamma, radio
D. Microwave, radio, visible, infrared, ultraviolet, x-ray, gamma

4. Which electromagnetic wave has the longest wavelength and lowest

frequency/energy?
A. Gamma rays C. Visible light
B. Radio waves D. Infrared ray

5. Which section of the electromagnetic spectrum is the only one we can see?
A. X-rays . Gamma rays
B. Visible light D. Ultraviolet rays

6. Calculate the wavelength of light that has a frequency of 5.2 x 1012Herzt. The
speed of light is 3.0 x 108m/s.
A. 5.8 x 10 -3m B. 5.8 x 10 -5m C. 5.19 x 1013m D. 1.56 x 1023m

7. What type of electromagnetic wave has the shortest wavelength?

A. Radio waves C. Gamma rays
B. Infrared rays D. X-rays

8. Which range of the electromagnetic spectrum travels at the fastest speed?

A. Visible light C. Microwaves
B. X-rays D. All have the same speed

9. Which color on the EM spectrum has the shortest wavelength?

A. Green B. Yellow C. Violet D. Red

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10. Which color on the visible light part of the EM spectrum has the lowest
frequency?
A. Orange B. Indigo C. Red D. Violet

11. How are the types of waves arranged on the electromagnetic spectrum?
A. By wavelength C. In chronological order
B. Alphabetically D. By number of atoms
12. What type of energy doesn’t require a medium?
A. Mechanical C. Electromagnetic
B. Transverse D. None of the above

13. Which of the following is listed from longest to shortest wavelength?

A. Microwaves, x-rays, ultraviolet
B. Gamma rays, x-rays, microwaves
C. Microwaves, x-rays, gamma rays
D. Visible light, microwave, infrared

14. What kind of wave has the second shortest wavelength?

A. X-ray B. Ultraviolet C. Radiowaves D. Microwaves

15. What kind of wave has the second longest wavelength?

A. Gamma B. Ultraviolet C. Microwaves D. Radio waves

How was the assessment? What was your score? Congratulations if you got 12 to 15 items
correctly. If your score is below 12, you must review the parts of the lesson that you did not
understand well. You may also ask your teacher/ facilitator for further explanation of these
parts.

Additional Activities

“EMs Characteristics”
Directions: Follow the instructions of each part and write your answer on a
separate sheet of paper.

Part I. Select the appropriate words inside the box to describe the wave.
Long wavelength short wavelength
High frequency low frequency
High energy low energy
1. Describe the waves at the right end of this wave spectrum in terms of
wavelength, frequency, and energy

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 2. Describe the waves at the left end of this spectrum in terms of wavelength,
frequency, and energy

Part II. Describe the differences between orange light and blue light in terms of
frequency and wavelength

1. Which diagram below represent orange light wave? Blue light wave?

a. b.
2. Which statements are correct about the differences between orange and blue
light.
a. Orange has longer wavelength than blue light
b. Orange has shorter wavelength than blue light
c. Blue light has a lower frequency than orange light
d. Blue light has a higher frequency than orange light
3. Which of the following graphs best represents the relationship of the
frequency of an electromagnetic wave to its wavelength?
A B C D

f f f f

λ λ λ λ

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What’s More
What’ s More
Activity 2: Am I
Activity 1: Exploring the Electromagnetic Spectrum Comparable with other
1. Radio, microwave, infrared, visible light, EM Waves
ultraviolet, X-ray, gamma rays
2. Wavelength decreases 1. Microwave
Frequency increases 2. X-ray
Energy increases 3. Radio
3. Penetration more and dangerous 4. Gamma
Part II 5. Indigo light
6. Green light
4. Gamma rays
7. Gamma rays
5. Infrared
8. Inverse
6. Microwave 9. Direct
7. Radio 10.Inverse
8. Ultraviolet light microwaves
9. Visible light
10. X-rays
What I Know What's IN What’s New
1. C 1. VIBRATE How they are formed?
2. C 2. TRANSVERSE
3. A Waves made by
WAVE
4. B vibrating electric
3. LONGITUDINAL
5. A charges that can travel
4. WAVELENGTH
6. A through space where
5. FREQUENCY
7. D there is no matter
6. HERTZ
8. B
9. D 7. TROUGH Kind of wave
10.A 8. CREST Transverse wave with
11.A 9. LIGTH WAVE alternating electric and
12.B 10. DECREASED magnetic field
13.B Sometimes behave as
14.C Wave and particle
15.A
Answer Key
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Assessment
1. A
2. D
3. A
4. B
5. B
6. A
7. C
Enrichment 8. D
Radio f= 3 X 10 6 9. C
10.C
Solution 11. A
Additional Activities 12. C
F= 3 x 108 m/s 13. C
100 EM Waves
14. B
Microwave Characteristic 15. C
λ = 1 x 10 -2
Part 1
solution
1. Long wavelength
low frequency
λ = 3 x 108 m/s low energy Assessment 1
3 x 1010
2. Short wavelength 1.
Infrared High frequency
a. the same
λ = 1 x 10 -5 High energy
Part II b. radio
solution
λ = 3 x 108 m/s 1. Orange light a
c. wavelength
3 x 1013 Blue light b
Visible 2. a, d d. lowest
F= 3 x 1014 3. D
Solution e. wavelength
F = 3 x 108 m/s 2. red, orange,
1 x 10-6 yellow, green, blue,
Ultraviolet What Is it
indigo, violet
f = 3 x 10 15
Check your
solution
understanding!
f = 3 x 108 m/s What I have learned
1 x 10-7 1. True
X-ray 1. Low frequency
2. True vacuum
λ = 1 x 10 -10 3. Most EM waves 2. Red violet
solution are invisible 3. Wavelength and
λ = 3 x 108 m/s but detectable. frequency
3 x 1018 Problem solving 4. Higher
Part 2 5. 3 x 108 m/s
1. X-ray 1. 5 m 6. Increase
2. Radio 2. 8.6 x 106 Hz 7. Wavelengths
8. Frequency
3. Longer, decreases/ 9. Radio waves
shorter, increases 10. Ultraviolet radiation
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 SCIENCE 10 LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET
MODULE 1: ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM
( WEEK 1-2 )
Name: ___________________________ Date: _____________________
Grade/Section: ________________________ Score: ____________________
Most Essential Learning Competency: Compare the relative wavelengths of different forms
of electromagnetic waves (K – 12 BEC CG: S10FE-IIa-b-47)

Part I.
A. Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if the statement is wrong and
underline the word/s that made it incorrect. Write your answer on the column provided for
each item.
No. Statement TRUE or FALSE
1 The electromagnetic spectrum is the complete range of
electromagnetic waves placed in order of increasing
frequency.
2 Different electromagnetic waves have different frequencies.
3 The longer the wavelength, the more light energy it carries.
4 Different colors of light are waves with different wavelengths.

5 Wavelength and frequency are directly related.

B. Unscramble the letters to form a word that gives the various parts of the
electromagnetic spectrum.
a. Luta lov tire__________________ e. Mama grays______________
b. Levis bil tigh_________________ f. dear frin____________
c. Waive sodar ___________________ g. rayxs-__________
d. Save rowmic___________________

C. Compare the frequency of electromagnetic waves in the following pairs by writing

lower than or higher than .
a. visible _____________ infrared
b. ultraviolet ___________gamma ray
c. infrared ____________ red light
Part II
A. Write the groups of waves in the electromagnetic spectrum in order.
_____________________________________________________________________
 Do the waves you have starts with
a) the highest or lowest frequency? ____________________.
b) the longest or shortest wavelength? __________________.
B. Arrange the following wavelengths of light according to increasing energy.

1. 210 nm, 520 nm, 1150nm

_________ , ___________ , ___________

Increasing energy

2. 450nm , 550nm, 650nm

_________ , ___________ , ___________
Increasing energy

C. Draw what is asked for:

1. Draw a wave inside the given box below from left to right in an increasing
wavelength, and identify the kind of the electromagnetic radiation .

2. Draw a wave inside the given box below from left to right in an increasing frequency
and identify the kind of Electromagnetic radiation.

D. For each part, solve the problems correctly. .

Using the equation C = fλ derive the formula for:

1. Frequency = ___________________
2. Wavelength = __________________
Part III. Fill up the missing data of the traffic lights and show your solution on the last
column.
One (1) check for each blank in the table and Three (3) points for the correct solution.
Traffic Wavelength Frequency Speed Color of Solution
lights (nm) (Hz) (m/s) traffic lights
GO light
a)_______ 6.01 x1014 b)________ c)_________

STOP light
750 d)________ e)________ f)_________

Warning
light 620 g)_________ 3 x 108 h)_________

Based from the table above answer the following questions:

4. Which traffic light color has a longest wavelength? _________
5. Which traffic light color has the shortest wavelength and highest frequency?
__________
6. Arrange the three colors of traffic lights in order of increasing
wavelength:________________________________________
7. Arrange the three colors of traffic lights in order of increasing
frequency:________________________________________