Chem 7

1) The vertical height of a wave is called

A) wavelength
B) amplitude
C) frequency
D) area
E) median

B) amplitude

2) The number of cycles that pass through a stationary point is called

A) wavelength
B) amplitude
C) frequency
D) area
E) median

C) frequency

3) Place the following types of electromagnetic radiation in order of increasing wavelength.

ultraviolet light gamma rays radio waves

A) gamma rays < radio waves < ultraviolet light
B) radio waves < ultraviolet light < gamma rays
C) radio waves < gamma rays < ultraviolet light
D) ultraviolet light < gamma rays < radio waves
E) gamma rays < ultraviolet light < radio waves

E) gamma rays < ultraviolet light < radio waves

4) Place the following types of electromagnetic radiation in order of increasing frequency.

visible light microwaves X-rays

A) microwaves &lt; visible light &lt; X-rays
B) X-rays &lt; visible light &lt; microwaves
C) microwaves &lt; X-rays &lt; visible light
D) X-rays &lt; microwaves &lt; visible light
E) visible light &lt; X-rays &lt; microwaves

A) microwaves < visible light < X-rays

5) Place the following types of electromagnetic radiation in order of decreasing energy.

ultraviolet light radio waves microwaves

A) radio waves &gt; microwaves &gt; ultraviolet light
B) ultraviolet light &gt; microwaves &gt; radio waves
C) radio waves &gt; ultraviolet light &gt; microwaves
D) ultraviolet light &gt; radio waves &gt; microwaves
E) microwaves &gt; radio waves &gt; ultraviolet light

B) ultraviolet light > microwaves > radio waves

1) The vertical height of a wave is called

A) wavelength
B) amplitude
C) frequency
D) area
E) median

B) amplitude

2) The number of cycles that pass through a stationary point is called

A) wavelength
B) amplitude
C) frequency
D) area
E) median

C) frequency

3) Place the following types of electromagnetic radiation in order of increasing wavelength.

ultraviolet light gamma rays radio waves

A) gamma rays &lt; radio waves &lt; ultraviolet light
B) radio waves &lt; ultraviolet light &lt; gamma rays
C) radio waves &lt; gamma rays &lt; ultraviolet light
D) ultraviolet light &lt; gamma rays &lt; radio waves
E) gamma rays &lt; ultraviolet light &lt; radio waves

E) gamma rays < ultraviolet light < radio waves

6) On the electromagnetic spectrum, visible light is immediately between two other wavelengths. Name them.

A) infrared and x-ray
B) radio and microwave
C) gamma ray and ultraviolet
D) microwave and x-ray
E) infrared and ultraviolet

E) infrared and ultraviolet

4) Place the following types of electromagnetic radiation in order of increasing frequency.

visible light microwaves X-rays

A) microwaves &lt; visible light &lt; X-rays
B) X-rays &lt; visible light &lt; microwaves
C) microwaves &lt; X-rays &lt; visible light
D) X-rays &lt; microwaves &lt; visible light
E) visible light &lt; X-rays &lt; microwaves

A) microwaves < visible light < X-rays

10) Which of the following visible colors of light has the longest wavelength?

A) blue
B) green
C) yellow
D) red
E) violet

D) red

5) Place the following types of electromagnetic radiation in order of decreasing energy.

ultraviolet light radio waves microwaves

A) radio waves &gt; microwaves &gt; ultraviolet light
B) ultraviolet light &gt; microwaves &gt; radio waves
C) radio waves &gt; ultraviolet light &gt; microwaves
D) ultraviolet light &gt; radio waves &gt; microwaves
E) microwaves &gt; radio waves &gt; ultraviolet light

B) ultraviolet light > microwaves > radio waves

11) Which of the following colors of electromagnetic radiation has the shortest wavelength?

A) blue
B) violet
C) orange
D) green
E) yellow

B) violet

14) A sunburn is caused by overexposure to __________ radiation.

A) ultraviolet
B) gamma
C) microwave
D) x-ray
E) radio

A) ultraviolet

15) Food can be cooked by __________ radiation.

A) ultraviolet
B) gamma
C) microwave
D) x-ray
E) radio

C) microwave

12) Which of the following types of electromagnetic radiation has the lowest frequency?

A) yellow
B) blue
C) orange
D) green
E) purple

C) orange

13) Calculate the wavelength (in nm) of a the red light emitted by a neon sign with a frequency of 4.74 × 1014 Hz.

A) 633 nm
B) 158 nm
C) 142 nm
D) 704 nm
E) 466 nm

A) 633 nm

18) Which of the following occur as the energy of a photon increases?

A) the frequency decreases.
B) the speed increases.
C) the wavelength increases
D) the wavelength gets shorter.
E) None of the above occur as the energy of a photon increases.

D) the wavelength gets shorter.

19) Which of the following occur as the wavelength of a photon increases?

A) the frequency decreases
B) the energy increases
C) the speed decreases
D) Planck’s constant decreases
E) None of the above occur as the wavelength of a photon increases.

A) the frequency decreases

20) Calculate the frequency of the red light emitted by a neon sign with a wavelength of 659.9 nm.

A) 2.20 × 1014 s-1
B) 1.98 × 1014 s-1
C) 4.55 × 1014 s-1
D) 5.05 × 1014 s-1
E) 3.32 × 1014 s-1

C) 4.55 × 1014 s-1

16) When waves of equal amplitude from two sources are out of phase when they interact, it is called __________.

A) destructive interference
B) diffraction
C) constructive interference
D) effusion
E) amplitude

A) destructive interference

17) Calculate the wavelength (in nm) of the blue light emitted by a mercury lamp with a frequency of 6.88 × 1014 Hz.

A) 229 nm
B) 436 nm
C) 206 nm
D) 485 nm
E) 675 nm

B) 436 nm

1) The vertical height of a wave is called

A) wavelength
B) amplitude
C) frequency
D) area
E) median

B) amplitude

7) Identify the color that has a wavelength of 700 nm.

A) blue
B) green
C) red
D) yellow

C) red

2) The number of cycles that pass through a stationary point is called

A) wavelength
B) amplitude
C) frequency
D) area
E) median

C) frequency

8) Identify the color that has a wavelength of 460 nm.

A) blue
B) green
C) red
D) yellow

A) blue

9) Which of the following visible colors of light has the highest frequency?

A) green
B) red
C) blue
D) yellow
E) orange

C) blue