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Spectrum Electromagnetic

The document contains multiple choice, true or false, and short answer questions regarding the electromagnetic spectrum and its properties. It includes questions about the types of electromagnetic waves, their uses, and their characteristics, along with an answer key. The short answer section provides explanations of concepts related to electromagnetic waves.

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Spectrum Electromagnetic

The document contains multiple choice, true or false, and short answer questions regarding the electromagnetic spectrum and its properties. It includes questions about the types of electromagnetic waves, their uses, and their characteristics, along with an answer key. The short answer section provides explanations of concepts related to electromagnetic waves.

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Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the range of wavelengths for visible light in the electromagnetic spectrum?
a) 1 nm - 10 nm
b) 400 nm - 700 nm
c) 1 mm - 1 m
d) 10 m - 100 m

2. Which type of electromagnetic wave has the longest wavelength?


a) Gamma rays
b) Radio waves
c) X-rays
d) Ultraviolet rays

3. Which electromagnetic wave is used in remote controls for TVs?


a) Infrared
b) Ultraviolet
c) X-rays
d) Gamma rays

4. What is the speed of all electromagnetic waves in a vacuum?


a) 3 × 10⁶ m/s
b) 3 × 10⁸ m/s
c) 3 × 10¹⁰ m/s
d) 3 × 10¹² m/s

5. Which type of electromagnetic wave is used in medical imaging to see bones?


a) Radio waves
b) Microwaves
c) X-rays
d) Visible light

6. Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum is responsible for sunburns?


a) Infrared
b) Ultraviolet
c) Gamma rays
d) Microwaves

7. What is the main source of electromagnetic waves on Earth?


a) The Moon
b) The Sun
c) The Earth's core
d) Human-made devices

8. Which electromagnetic wave has the highest frequency?


a) Radio waves
b) Gamma rays
c) Microwaves
d) Visible light

9. What is the correct order of the electromagnetic spectrum from the shortest to the longest
wavelength?
a) Radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X-rays, gamma rays
b) Gamma rays, X-rays, ultraviolet, visible light, infrared, microwaves, radio waves
c) Visible light, ultraviolet, infrared, microwaves, radio waves, X-rays, gamma rays
d) Infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X-rays, gamma rays, microwaves, radio waves

10. Which electromagnetic wave is used in satellite communication?


a) Gamma rays
b) Microwaves
c) Ultraviolet
d) X-rays

True or False Questions

11. All electromagnetic waves travel at the same speed in a vacuum.


(True/False)

12. Infrared waves are used in night vision technology.


(True/False)

13. Ultraviolet waves have longer wavelengths than visible light.


(True/False)

14. Gamma rays are used in cancer treatment.


(True/False)

15. Radio waves have the lowest energy in the electromagnetic spectrum.
(True/False)

Short Answer Questions

16. What is the electromagnetic spectrum? List its components in order of increasing
wavelength.

17. Explain why X-rays can pass through soft tissues but not bones.

18. How do microwaves heat food? Explain the process.

19. What is the relationship between the wavelength and frequency of electromagnetic
waves? Write the formula.

20. Why is ultraviolet radiation harmful to living organisms? Give an example of its harmful
effects.
Answer Key

1. b) 400 nm - 700 nm

2. b) Radio waves

3. a) Infrared

4. b) 3 × 10⁸ m/s

5. c) X-rays

6. b) Ultraviolet

7. b) The Sun

8. b) Gamma rays

9. b) Gamma rays, X-rays, ultraviolet, visible light, infrared, microwaves, radio waves

10. b) Microwaves

11. True

12. True

13. False

14. True

15. True

16. The electromagnetic spectrum is the range of all types of electromagnetic radiation, ordered
by wavelength. Components: Gamma rays, X-rays, ultraviolet, visible light, infrared,
microwaves, radio waves.

17. X-rays have high energy and can penetrate soft tissues, but bones are denser and absorb X-
rays, making them visible in X-ray images.

18. Microwaves cause water molecules in food to vibrate, generating heat through friction.

19. The relationship is inverse: c==λ×f, where c is the speed of light, λ is wavelength, and f is
frequency.

20. Ultraviolet radiation can damage DNA in cells, leading to skin cancer or sunburns.

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