Simple facts
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Vocabulary
All about ultraviolet
True Or False
100

Em waves are the only type of wave that can travel through What type of space?

Empty space

100

Between microwaves and visible light are ______ waves. What Wave is it?

Infrared waves

100

 ____ _____are a form of electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths ranging from about one meter to one millimeter; with frequencies between 300 MHz (1 m) and 300 GHz (1 mm).

Micro Waves

100

Ultraviolet waves have the next shortest wavelength after What? ____________

Visible light

100

part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves with frequencies higher than those of visible light and lower than those of x-rays is Ultraviolet Light (UV) true or false?

true

200

All EM waves are what?

Transverse

200

Ultraviolet waves have just a little bit smaller wavelength then the color _______ on the visible electromagnetic spectrum.

Violet

200

A _____ ___, or gamma radiation (symbol γ or γ), is a penetrating electromagnetic radiation arising from the radioactive decay of atomic nuclei. What wave is it?

Gamma ray

200

ultraviolet rays from the Sun that cause What? 

_______

sunburns

200

the part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves with the lowest frequencies is radio waves true or false?

300

Electromagnetic waves are a form of ________ waves that have both an electric and magnetic field.

Energy Waves

300

Infrared wavelengths have just a little bit longer wavelengths then the color WHAT on the visible electromagnetic spectrum?

RED

300

________ _____, is electromagnetic radiation (EMR) with longer wavelengths than those of visible light.What wave is this ?

Infrared

300

We are protected from the Sun's ultraviolet rays by the what? __________

Ozone layer

300

the part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves detectable by the human eye is x-ray true or false?

False

400

Electromagnetic waves are classified according to their frequency. The different types of waves have different uses and functions in our everyday lives. The most important of these is________ _____ , which enables us to see.

Visible light 

400

_______ waves are the most energetic type of wave in the Electromagnetic Spectrum. What wave is it?

Gamma wave

400

_____ _____are a type of electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum longer than infrared light. They  have frequencies as high as 300 gigahertz (GHz) to as low as 30 hertz (Hz).

Radio waves

400

UV rays can be used to do what? ______ __ _______

To sanitize or to disinfect

400

a type of wave, such as a light wave or radio wave, that does not require a medium to travel is a mechanical wave is it true  or false?

false

500

_____waves have the longest wavelengths of all the electromagnetic waves. what type of wave is it?

Radio

500

________waves can be used for radar as well as cooking food. What Wave is it?

Micro Wave

500

an electromagnetic wave of high energy and very short wavelength, which is able to pass through many materials opaque to light. What wave is this ?

X- Rays

500

Ultraviolet simply means'' ______ ______''  and is also called "_____ _____" due to it being invisible

Beyond light and black light

500

part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves with higher frequencies than radio waves, but lower than infrared waves is gamma ray true or false?

false

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