Types Of EM waves

Question 1

These refer to transverse waves made of electrical and magnetic field components.

Answer 1

Electromagnetic Waves

Question 2

What are the 7 types of electromagnetic waves?

Answer 2

1. Radio Waves
2. Microwaves
3. Infrared
4. Visible Light
5. Ultraviolet Rays
6. X-rays
7. Gamma Rays

Question 3

Which EM wave has the longest wavelength and lowest frequency?

Answer 3

Radio Waves

Question 4

Wavelength and frequency have a _ kind of relationship

Answer 4

Inverse

Question 5

EM waves with wavelengths around 1m-1mm

Answer 5

Microwaves

Question 6

EM waves with wavelengths 1mm-700mm

Answer 6

Infrared

Question 7

This refers to the kind of EM wave that is capable of transmitting heat

Answer 7

Infrared

Question 8

The frequencies of radio waves and microwaves range from _ to _in a vacuum.

Answer 8

3.0 × 10⁸ to 3.0 × 10¹¹ Hz

Question 9

EM waves with 700nm-400nm in wavelength

Answer 9

Visible Light

Question 10

EM waves with wavelengths measuring 400nm-10nm

Answer 10

Ultraviolet

Question 11

EM waves with wavelengths measuring 10pm-100pm

Answer 11

X-rays

Question 12

Why are ultraviolet waves called “ultraviolet”?

Answer 12

Because their frequencies are higher than the frequency of violet visible light.

Question 13

Which 2 EM waves can travel through opaque material? How do they do so?

Answer 13

X-rays and Gamma rays — due to their high frequencies

Question 14

EM waves with wavelengths less than 100pm

Answer 14

Gamma Rays