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Name Date Class<br />

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<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 />

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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.

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