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100
An electromagnetic wave is a mechanical wave.
False
100
Which wave of the electromagnetic spectrum carries the most energy?
Gamma Rays
100
Of the waves of the Visible spectrum which color has the longest wavelength?
Red
100
This type of ray can be used to kill harmful bacteria. It can also cause skin cancer. It also helps your body to produce Vitamin D.
Ultraviolet Light
100
Radio waves are the same as sound waves. T/F?
False.
200
When you look at a radio the letters AM stand for __________ modulation.
Amplitude
200
This type of wave is used in radiation treatment to fight cancer.
Gamma
200
What light waves are the only light we can see?
Visible light.
200
This wave is used by engineers to look for tiny cracks in structures.
X-Ray
200
Which wave has the longest wavelength?
Radio Waves.
300

This material is best a reflecting light. It is shiny and sometimes used to cover food for leftover. 

Flat Aluminum Foil 

300
The higher the frequency the higher the energy of the wave. T/F?
True
300
What visible light color has the shortest wavelength?
Violet.
300
What type of light is used to detect heat?
Infrared light.
300
This type of wave has the shortest wavelength.
Gamma Rays
400

What does ROYGBIV stand for?

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet 

400
The longest waves of this type create warmth which you can feel on your skin.
Infrared Light
400
When white light shines through a _____, the white light is broken apart into the colors of the visible light spectrum.
Prism.
400
What type of light is heat?
Infrared.
400
This type of wave is technically a radio wave. We use it in certain ovens to help cook our food.
Microwaves.
500

What type of wave has the shortest wavelength?

Gamma Waves

500
What is a form of energy which our sense of sight can detect. It is made of electro-magnetic radiation and travels in a straight path.
Light.
500
_____ vapor in the atmosphere can also break apart wavelengths creating a rainbow.
Water.
500

What kind of light is in between gamma rays and unltrviolet rays on the electromagnetic spectrum?

X-Rays.

500
Bones and teeth absorb this type of wave.
X-Ray