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Name Date Class<br />
2<br />
<strong>Study</strong> Guide<br />
44 The Electromagnetic Spectrum<br />
The Electromagnetic<br />
Spectrum<br />
1. Arrange the following types of waves from lowest to highest frequency with 1 being the lowest<br />
and 7 being the highest.<br />
a. microwaves<br />
b. visible light<br />
c. gamma rays<br />
d. radio waves<br />
e. infrared waves<br />
f. X rays<br />
g. ultraviolet waves<br />
Directions: For each of the following, write the letter of the term or phrase that best completes the sentence.<br />
2. The range of frequencies in which electromagnetic waves occur is called the ______.<br />
a. radar c. UVB rays<br />
b. electromagnetic spectrum d. visible light<br />
3. Radio waves make ______ vibrate.<br />
a. electrons c. light particles<br />
b. molecules d. photons<br />
4. ______ are used in Magnetic Resonance Imaging to map body tissues..<br />
a. X rays c. infrared waves<br />
b. radio waves d. ultraviolet waves<br />
5. ______ are absorbed by the ozone layer.<br />
a. infrared waves c. radio waves<br />
b. gamma rays d. ultraviolet waves<br />
6. Radio waves with wavelengths of less than 1 m are called ______.<br />
a. gamma rays c. infrared light<br />
b. X rays d. microwaves<br />
7. Warmth that you feel from a fire is transmitted to you by ______.<br />
a. infrared waves c. MRI<br />
b. ultraviolet rays d. radio waves<br />
Chapter<br />
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8. The range of electromagnetic waves that you can detect with your eyes is ______.<br />
a. infrared waves c. microwaves<br />
b. visible light d. X rays Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.