Basics
What type of wave is a light wave? Transverse or Longitudinal
Transverse
What electromagnetic wave has the shortest wavelength?
gamma
What color is NOT being reflected to your eyes when you see something that is blue?
every other color but blue
What is the most dangerous electromagnetic wave?
Gamma
What is are the 2 components of the electromagnetic spectrum?
Electricity and Magnetism
The electromagnetic spectrum includes visible light and _________ light.
invisible
What color has a wavelength of 600nm?
Yellow
The color red has the longest or shortest wavelength.
longest
What is the least dangerous electromagnetic?
Radio
What type of wave has to do with heat?
Infrared
Name 3 types of light we cannot see
Radio, Microwave, Infrared, UV, X-ray, Gamma
How long is the wavelength of a radio wave?
a football field
The color violet has the longest or shortest wavelength.
shortest
What light waves are used to take pictures of bones?
X-rays
What wave is used to heat up water molecules in food?
Microwave
What is the light we can see called?
Visible Light
What electromagnetic wave has the longest wavelength?
radio
True or False: Blue has a longer wavelength than violet.
False
Sunblock lotion protects you from these rays
UV
What is the largest source of light (energy) for us?
Sun
Light is made up of little packet of these.
Photons
What light WAVES cause cancer? (more than one)
x-rays, UV, gamma
What wave behavior allows our eyes to see colors?
Reflection
What things give off gamma radiation?
Nuclear bombs
What type of wave is used in a CT scan? (used in hospitals)
X-ray