Electromagnetic Energy

Question 1

Electromagnetic radiation is characterized by two properties:

Answer 1

Wavelength
Frequency

Question 2

Distance between two crests (give name, symbol, unit)

Answer 2

Wavelength, λ, nm

Question 3

Number of waves that pass a given point in some unit of time

Answer 3

Frequency (v, Hz)

Question 4

Electromagnetic radiation travels at the speed of ______.

Answer 4

light (c = 3.00 x 10^8 m/s)

Question 5

Relationship between wavelength and frequency represented by a formula

Answer 5

c =λv

Question 6

Frequency is ______ proportional to wavelength.

Answer 6

Inversely

Question 7

Energy is ______ proportional to frequency.

Answer 7

Directly

Question 8

Energy is ______ proportional to wavelength.

Answer 8

Inversely

Question 9

Describes the relationship between an object’s temperature, and the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation it emits

Answer 9

Blackbody radiation

Question 10

Scientist that explained blackbody radiation and how energy is quantized wherein only certain energies are allowed

Answer 10

Max Planck

Question 11

A change in energy is emitted as ______.

Answer 11

Electromagnetic radiation

Question 12

Blackbody radiation is used by ______ to explain ______.

Answer 12

Einstein, photoelectric effect

Question 13

Phenomenon in which electrically charged particles are released from or within a material when it absorbs electromagnetic radiation

Answer 13

Photoelectric effect

Question 14

The energy of each photo is proportional to the ______.

Answer 14

Frequency of radiation