The Electromagnetic Spectrum - Questions

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Which of the following colors corresponds to the longest wavelength?

(A) blue
(B) violet
(C) red
(D) green

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Which of the following colors corresponds to the longest wavelength?

(A) blue --- No.

That one is shorter than most.


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Which of the following colors corresponds to the longest wavelength?

(B) violet --- No.

That is the shortest wavelength.


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Which of the following colors corresponds to the longest wavelength?

(C) red --- Yes.

At the opposite end of the rainbow from violet.

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Which of the following colors corresponds to the longest wavelength?

(D) green --- No.

Its wavelength is in the middle.


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Of the following types of electromagnetic radiation, which has the second shortest wavelength?

(A) microwaves.
(B) FM radio waves.
(C) infra-red light.
(D) red light.

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Of the following types of electromagnetic radiation, which has the second shortest wavelength?

(A) microwaves. --- No.
That has the second longest wavelength on the list.

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Of the following types of electromagnetic radiation, which has the second shortest wavelength?

(B) FM radio waves. --- No.

That has the longest wavelength on this list.

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Of the following types of electromagnetic radiation, which has the second shortest wavelength?

(C) infra-red light. --- Yes.

Just longer than red light.

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Of the following types of electromagnetic radiation, which has the second shortest wavelength?

(D) red light. --- No.

That has the shortest wavelength on the list.

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Which of the following types of radiation has the shortest wavelength?

(A) X-rays
(B) violet light.
(C) gamma rays.
(D) ultraviolet light.

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Which of the following types of radiation has the shortest wavelength?

(A) X-rays --- No.

One other is shorter.

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Which of the following types of radiation has the shortest wavelength?

(B) violet light. --- No.

Its wavelength is the longest.

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Which of the following types of radiation has the shortest wavelength?

(C) gamma rays. --- Yes.

It has the shortest wavelength of anything.

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Which of the following types of radiation has the shortest wavelength?

(D) ultraviolet light. --- No.
It has the second longest wavelength on this list.

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The spectrum of Hydrogen gas describes

(A) the amount of light that it emits.
(B) the wavelengths that it emits.
(C) the particles it is made out of.
(D) the wavefunctions of its molecules.

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The spectrum of Hydrogen gas describes

(A) the amount of light that it emits.

No --- That is total intensity.

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The spectrum of Hydrogen gas describes

(B) the wavelengths that it emits.

Yes. Its light is a mixture of wavelengths.

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The spectrum of Hydrogen gas describes

(C) the particles it is made out of.

No. Those are the same as any other atom.

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The spectrum of Hydrogen gas describes

(D) the wavefunctions of its molecules.

Only indirectly.

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