Name:______________________________________ Grade and Section:________________________

Written Output # 5: ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES

A. Directions: Read each question carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer.
WRITE your answer before the number. Use CAPITAL letter in writing your answer.

____1. These are waves that are created as a result of vibrations between an
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electric field and magnetic field.
a. electromagnetic spectrum b. electromagnetic wave c. Microwave d. radio wave

____2. Electromagnetic waves are produced by ___________.

a. any disturbance b. currents c. vibrating charge d. voltage source

____3. Which two colors of light lie at the beginning and end of the visible spectrum?
a. red and violet b. red and yellow c. yellow and violet d. yellow and green

____4. This type of EM wave has a wavelength similar to the size of PBA basketball court (28 meters).
a. microwave b. radio wave c. ultraviolet d. visible light

____5. Which of the following electromagnetic waves has the LEAST wavelength range?
a. infrared b. ultraviolet c. visible light d. x-ray

____6. What happens to the frequency of electromagnetic wave if its wavelength increases?
a. It decreases. b. It doubles. c. It. increases as well. d. It remains the same.

____7. Which of the following forms of electromagnetic wave has the WIDEST wavelength range?
a. microwave b. radio wave c. ultraviolet d. x-ray

____8. In the visible spectrum, which color has the LONGEST wavelength? a. blue b. green c. red d. violet

____9. Which property spells the difference between infrared and ultraviolet radiation?
a. amplitude b. color c. speed in vacuum d. wavelength

____10. Which electromagnetic wave can travel the FARTHEST distances because it has a wavelength range of greater
than 1x10-1 meters? a. gamma ray b. radio wave c. microwave d. x-ray

____11. Which among the following electromagnetic waves has the LOWEST frequency?
a. gamma ray b. infrared c. ultraviolet d. visible light

____12. Which among the following electromagnetic waves has the SHORTEST wavelength?
a. infrared b. microwave c. radio wave d. x-ray

____13. Among the given EM waves below, which carries the MOST energy?
a. microwave b. radio wave c. ultraviolet ray d. visible lights

____14.Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

a. Gamma ray has the highest frequency and the highest energy.
b. Gamma ray has the highest frequency but has the least energy.
c. Radio wave has the highest frequency and the highest energy.
d. Radio wave has the lowest frequency but has the highest energy.

____15. Which of the following is correctly arranged from HIGHEST to LOWEST energy?
a. Gamma ray, radio wave, infrared c. Ultraviolet, visible light, radio wave
b. Microwave, x-ray, gamma ray d. X-ray, gamma ray, ultraviolet

____16. This type of wave was discovered by famous astronomer Sir Frederick William Herschel and has a range of
7x10-7 m – 1x10-3 m. a. infrared b. microwave c. radio wave d. visible light

____17.. Which of the following electromagnetic waves has the least wavelength range?
a. infrared (7x10-7 m – 1x10-3 m) c. visible light (6.22 x10-7 m – 4.55 x10-7 m)
b. x-ray (1 x10-11 m – 1 x10-8 m) d. ultraviolet (1x10-8 m – 4x10-7 m)

____18. Which among the following EM waves has the longest wavelength?
a. infrared b. ultraviolet c. visible light d. x-ray

____19. Which electromagnetic wave can travel the farthest distances because it has a
wavelength range of greater than 1x10-1 m? a. gamma ray b. microwave c. radio wave d. x-ray
____20. The wavelength of microwaves ranges from 1x10-1 m to 1x10-3 m. Which of the following has size comparable
to the wavelength of microwave? a. Bacteria b. Coin c. Human d. Pin

____21. What is the frequency range of infrared radiation?

a. 3x109 Hz – 3x1011 Hz c. 3 x1014 Hz – 3 x1015 Hz
b. 3x1011 Hz – 4x1014 Hz d. 3 x1016 Hz – 3 x1019 Hz

____22. A visible light has a frequency of 6.3 x1014 Hz. What is the color of light?
a. blue b. green c. red d. yellow

____23. Which among the following EM waves has the HIGHEST frequency among others?
a. infrared b. microwave c. ultraviolet d. x-ray

____24. Which of the following EM waves has the LEAST amount of energy?
a. gamma ray b. microwave c. radio wave d. x-ray

____25. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

a. Gamma ray has the highest frequency and the highest energy.
b. Gamma ray has the highest frequency but has the least energy.
c. Radio wave has the highest frequency and the highest energy.
d. Radio wave has the lowest frequency but has the highest energy.

____26. He theorized that changing magnetic field will produce electric field.
a. Faraday b. Hertz c. Maxwell d. Oersted
____27. Electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum. What is the speed of an
electromagnetic wave in a vacuum? a. 3 x 108 m/s b. 3 x 108 m/s2 c. 3 x 109 m/s d. 3 x 109 m/s2

____28. Which property spells the difference between radio wave and microwave
radiation? a. amplitude b. color c. speed in vacuum d. wavelength

____29. Which two waves lie at the beginning and end of the electromagnetic spectrum?
a. gamma ray and X-ray c. radio wave and gamma ray
b. microwave and ultraviolet rays d. radio waves and microwaves

____30.What is the frequency range of ultraviolet radiation?

a. 3.5x109 – 3x1011 Hz b. 3.5x1011 – 3x1014 Hz c. 7.5x1014 – 3x1016 Hz d. 7.5x1016 – 3x1019 Hz

____31. Visible light is the only EM wave that can be seen by our naked eye. What is the color of light if it has a frequency
of 4.5 x1014 Hz? a. blue b. green c. red d. yellow

____32. Which of the following is correctly arranged from longest to shortest wavelength?
a. gamma ray, radio wave, infrared c. ultraviolet, visible light, radio wave
d. x-ray, gamma ray, ultraviolet b. microwave, x-ray, gamma ray

____33. Which type of EM wave has wavelength similar to the size of a 1 Peso coin?
a. infrared b. microwave c. ultraviolet d. visible light

____34. Which electromagnetic wave can travel the least distances because it has a wavelength range of less than 1x10-
11 meters but has the highest energy? a. gamma ray b. microwave c. radio wave d. x-ray

____35. In the electromagnetic spectrum, which has the longest wavelength?

a. gamma ray b. radio wave c. ultraviolet d. visible light

____36. What happens to the frequency of electromagnetic wave if its wavelength increases?
a. decreases b. doubles c. increases as well d. remains the same

____37. In the visible spectrum, which color has the shortest wavelength? a. blue c. red b. green d. violet
____38. Which of the following statements is correct?
a. As the frequency of a wave increases, the wavelength also increases.
b. As the frequency of a wave decreases, the energy increases.
c. As the wavelength of a wave increases, the energy also increases.
d. As the wavelength of a wave decreases, the frequency increases.

____39. Among the given EM waves below, which carries the most energy?
a. microwave b. radio wave c. ultraviolet ray d. visible light
____40. Which of the following is correctly arranged from lowest to highest energy?
a. microwave, visible light, radio wave c. visible light, ultraviolet, gamma ray
b. ultraviolet, radio wave, infrared d. x-ray, gamma ray, ultraviolet

B. Below are descriptions of different terms relating to waves and the jumbled letters which will form the correct term. Your
task is to rearrange the jumbled letters to form the term being described
____________________41. It is a disturbance in space. AVWE
____________________42. It is the highest point in a wave. SECRT
____________________43. It is the lowest point in a wave. TGHURO
____________________44. It is the distance from the midpoint to the highest (or lowest) point of a wave.
LMUPTDEAI
____________________45. It is the distance between two successive identical parts of a wave.
ENEVTGWLAH
____________________46. It refers to the number of waves produced in one second. NEQFCEURY
____________________47. .It refers to the extent or the limits between which variation is possible. ARGNE

C. Directions: Read each item carefully. Pick out the correct answer. ENCIRCLE your answer
48. Which has shorter wavelength? X-Rays or Gamma rays
49 Which has higher frequency? Visible light or Ultraviolet
50. Which has more energy? Radio waves or Infrared
51. Which has longer wavelength on visible light? Green Light or Blue Light
52. Which has lesser frequency? Microwave or Gamma ray

D. Identify what happens to the wavelength, frequency and energy of the EM waves following the direction of the arrows.
You may answer INCREASING or DECREASING inside the arrows.

Electromagnetic Wave Wavelength Frequency Energy

Radio Wave
Microwave 53. 54. 55.
Infrared
Visible Light
Ultraviolet
X-ray
Gamma