Intro to the EM Spectrum

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Chemistry, Science

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10th - 12th Grade

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HS-PS4-3, HS-PS4-1, HS-PS4-4

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Andrew Baldwin

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Intro to the EM Spectrum

by Andrew Baldwin

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Use the play button to hear me explain the concepts and what you need to take away. My suggestion would be to go through and take the notes, then go back and listen so that you can understand for the next assignment.

Poll

Where do you feel you are on the scale?

I already know all of this.

I know about the spectrum but not Bohr.

I know some of the spectrum.

What is the electromagnetic spectrum?

Multiple Choice

A wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy

high, low

high, high

low, high

low, low

Multiple Choice

Select the correct order of waves on the EMS

Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma

Gamma, X-ray, Ultra, Vis, Infra, Micro, Radio

Vis, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio

Micro, Radio, Vis, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma

Multiple Choice

Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the lowest frequency/energy

Gamma Rays

Radio Waves

Visible Light

Infrared rays

Multiple Choice

Which has the SHORTEST wavelength and, therefore, the highest frequency/most energy

Radio waves

Ultraviolet Rays

Gamma Rays

X-rays

Multiple Choice

Which section of the spectrum is the ONLY one we can see?

X-rays

Visible Light

Gamma Rays

Ultraviolet Rays

Multiple Choice

As the frequency of an electromagnetic wave increases, the amount of energy in that wave...

increases.

decreases.

stays the same.

Multiple Choice

What happens to the energy of a photon as the frequency of the wave increases?

The energy increases

The energy decreases

The energy stays the same

Multiple Choice

Which of the following has the most energy?

Red

Blue

Green

Yellow

Poll

Where do you feel you are on the scale?

I already know all of this.

I know about the spectrum but not Bohr.

I know some of the spectrum.

What is the electromagnetic spectrum?

Intro to the EM Spectrum

by Andrew Baldwin

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