Introduction To Physical Science

Chapter 18: Electromagnetic Waves

Standardized Test Practice

1
Which of the following types of electromagnetic waves has a frequency greater than ultraviolet waves?
A)X rays
B)infrared waves
C)microwaves
D)visible light
2
Which of the following colors of visible light has the lowest energy?
A)blue
B)green
C)red
D)yellow
3
Which of the following electromagnetic waves carries the most energy?
A)ultraviolet waves
B)infrared waves
C)microwaves
D)visible light
4
How does the intensity of infrared waves emitted by the Sun change as the wavelength of the ultraviolet waves increases?

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A)The intensity decreases.
B)The intensity doesn't change.
C)The intensity increases
D)The intensity increases, then decreases.
5
The intensity is greatest for which of these types of electromagnetic waves from the Sun?

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A)visible light
B)infrared waves
C)both infared and ultrviolet waves
D)ultraviolet waves
6
What is the direction of the magnetic field produced by electrons moving along a straight wire?
A)in the same direction as the electron flow
B)opposite the direction of the electron flow
C)circling around the wire
D)outward in all directions from the wire
7
How are electromagnetic waves affected as the frequency of the waves increases?
A)energy and wavelength increase
B)energy and wavelength decrease
C)energy decreases, wavelength increases
D)energy increases, wavelength decreases
8
Which of the following is not true about electromagnetic waves like the one in the illustration?

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A)They always travel at 300,000 km/s.
B)Both fields are strongest at the same times.
C)They are produced by a charged particle in motion.
D)They can travel through matter.
9
A radio station broadcasts at a frequency of 89.5 MHz. What is the wavelength of these radio waves?
A)0.298 cm
B)0.335 cm
C)2.98 m
D)3.35 m
10
Which of the following properties of a transverse wave is the distance from one trough to the next?
A)amplitude
B)frequency
C)intensity
D)wavelength
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