I. Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. Who among the scientists below had formulated the Electromagnetic Wave Theory?
a. Ampere c. Maxwell
b. Hertz d. Oersted
2. Which of the following statements is incorrect about EM waves?
a. EM waves can transfer energy through medium and vacuum.
b. EM waves vary in speed, frequency and wavelength.
c. EM waves have an electric and magnetic field
d. EM waves form when energy is transferred through field.
3. Which of the following correctly describes the relationship between speed, wavelength and frequency of a
wave?
a. Speed is equal to wavelength plus frequency.
b. Speed is equal to wavelength divided by frequency.
c. Speed is equal to wavelength times by frequency.
d. Speed is equal to frequency divided by wavelength.
4. What happens to wavelength when frequency of a wave increases?
a. increases c. remains the same
b. decreases d. cannot be determined.
5. Which of the following shows the correct sequence of EM waves in EM Spectrum?
a. Radio, Micro, Infrared, Visible light, Ultraviolet, X-ray, Gamma
b. Radio, Micro, Visible light, Infrared, Ultraviolet, X-ray, Gamma
c. Radio, Infrared, Micro, Visible light, Ultraviolet, X-ray, Gamma
d. Radio, Micro, Ultraviolet, Infrared, Visible light, X-ray, Gamma
6. Which waves can give us suntans and sunburns?
a. Infrared radiation c. Radio waves
b. b. Ultraviolet radiation d. X-ray
7. Which property spells the difference between electromagnetic waves?
a. Color c. Wavelength
b. Speed in vacuum d. None of these
8. What is the wavelength of radio waves with frequency of 675 kHz?
a. 280 m c. 400 m
b. 324 m d. 444 m
9. What type of electromagnetic waves is used in radar?
a. Infrared c. Radio waves
b. Microwaves d. Ultra-violet rays
10. Which waves are used in treating cancer?
a. gamma rays c. X-rays
b. microwaves d. Gama rays
11. If you are moving from gamma rays to microwave, how will you describe the changes in energy level?
a. Increases c. Remains the same
b. Decreases d. Undetermined.
12. How much of electromagnetic spectrum is visible?
a. All of it c. Most of it
b. None of it d. Only a small part of it.
13. Which of the electromagnetic waves can show a break in bones?
a. gamma ray c. brokennometer
b. x-ray d. radio waves
14. What EM wave from EM spectrum has the longest wavelength?
a. gamma ray c. Infrared
b. radio waves d. Microwave
15. Which of the following could a wave with highest frequency has?
a. longest wavelength c. shortest wavelength
b. lowest energy d. low frequency
16. What other term is synonymous to infrared?
a. heat waves c. red waves
b. visible waves d. mechanical waves
17. What electromagnetic wave has the frequency rang of 7.5 x 1014Hz - 3 x 1016 Hz?
a. microwave c. x-ray
b. UV radiation d. gamma radiation
 18. All electromagnetic waves carry energy. Which of the following EM wave carries the least energy?
a. infrared c. radio waves
b. microwave d. gamma ray
19. In which of the following frequency range our eyes are sensitive to?
a. 4 x 1014 Hz - 7.5 x 1014 Hz c. 3 x 1016 Hz - 3 x 1019 Hz
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b. 7.5 x 10 Hz - 3 x 10 Hz d. > 3 x 1019 Hz
20. What is the frequency of the wave with a wavelength of 2 x 10-6 m?
a. 6.6 x 10-15 Hz c. 6.6 x 1015 Hz
b. 1.5 x 10-14 Hz d. 1.5 x 1014 Hz
21. Which of the following describes the relationship between wavelength and frequency of an EM wave?
a. As wavelength decreases, the frequency increases.
b. As wavelength decreases, the frequency decreases.
c. As wavelength increases, the frequency increases.
d. None of the above.
22. Why do microwave in a microwave oven interferes with WiFi signal?
a. Microwave oven heats up WiFi router destroying its electronic parts
b. The microwave produced by a microwave oven is greater in frequency than the frequency of a WiFi
signal.
c. Both microwave oven and WiFi router operates on the same frequency.
d. Microwave in microwave oven does not interfere with WiFi signal.
23. What will happen if radio stations airs on the same frequency?
a. The radio station nearest to the listener will be broadcasted.
b. Overlapping broadcasts or a static broadcast will be heard.
c. The radio station farthest from the listener will be broadcasted
d. None of the above
24. Which of the following is the correct sequence of the colors of light when arranged according to decreasing
frequency?
a. Red-Orange-Yellow-Green-Blue-Indigo-Violet
b. Violet-Indigo-Blue-Green-Yellow-Orange-Red
c. Red-Green-Blue-Yellow-Orange-Green-Violet
d. Violet-Green-Orange-Yellow-Blue-Green-Red
25. Ultraviolet radiation produces vitamin D that is good for our skin. What is the main source of ultraviolet
radiation?
a. Sun b. Lamps c. Hospitals d. Vitamin Supplements

II. Match the terms in column A with its corresponding description in column B.

A B
_____1. Microwave a. has the longest wavelength
_____2. Electromagnetic wave b. discovered by Sir Frederick William Herschel
_____3. Ultraviolet radiation c. the only EM wave that can be seen by the human eye
_____4. Radio wave d. gives the skin a tanning effect
_____5. James Clerk Maxwell e. discovered by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
_____6. Visible light f. has the highest amount of energy
_____7. Gamma ray g. has an electric field that travels perpendicular with the magnetic field.
_____8. Infrared h. formulated the Electromagnetic Wave Theory
_____9. Heinrich Hertz i. used in satellite communications
_____10. X-ray j. discovered radio waves