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IPC 5Be:  Electromagnetic Waves

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

The speed of electromagnetic waves is ____.
a.
greater in water than in air
b.
different for each frequency in a vacuum
c.
300,000 km/s in a vacuum
d.
less for light than for X rays
 

 2. 

The ____ is the particle that carries radiant energy.
a.
proton
c.
neutron
b.
photon
d.
electron
 

 3. 

Electromagnetic radiation with the shortest wavelengths is ____.
a.
gamma rays
c.
radio waves
b.
ultraviolet waves
d.
infrared waves
 

 4. 

____ are used for medical imaging.
a.
Ultraviolet waves
c.
X rays
b.
Infrared waves
d.
Gamma rays
 

 5. 

Carrier waves are in the wavelengths of ____.
a.
microwaves
c.
radio waves
b.
infrared waves
d.
light waves
 

 6. 

AM wave frequencies are ____ FM frequencies.
a.
higher than
c.
the same as
b.
lower than
d.
both a and b
 

 7. 

A pager is a ____.
a.
CRT
c.
cell
b.
cap code
d.
radio receiver
 



 
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