Electromagnetic Waves

Question 0

Electromagnetic Spectrum

Answer 0

The complete range of electromagnetic waves placed in an order of increasing frequency.

Question 1

Electromagnetic wave

Answer 1

Transverse waves that can transfer electric and magnet energy through the vacuum of space.

Question 2

Radio waves

Answer 2

Electromagnetic waves with the longest wavelengths and lowest frequencies

Question 3

Microwaves

Answer 3

Electromagnetic waves that have shorter wavelengths and higher frequencies than radio waves

Question 4

Radar

Answer 4

A system that used reflected radio waves to detect objects and measure their distance and speed

Question 5

Infrared Rays

Answer 5

Electromagnetic waves with wavelengths shorter than microwaves and a higher frequency than them. Often called heat waves.

Question 6

Thermogram

Answer 6

An image that shows regions of of different temperatures in different colors

Question 7

Visible light

Answer 7

Electromagnetic waves that people can see, and they have shorter wavelengths and higher frequencies than infrared rays

Question 8

Ultraviolet rays

Answer 8

Electromagnetic waves with wavelengths shorter and frequencies higher than Visible light. Can damage or kill living cells

Question 9

X-rays

Answer 9

Electromagnetic waves with wavelengths shorter and frequencies higher than ultraviolet waves. They can penetrate most matter.

Question 10

Gamma rays

Answer 10

Electromagnetic waves with the shortest wavelengths and highest frequencies. They have the most energy and are most penetrating