The electromagnetic spectrum and its uses

Answer Key - Grade 11 Science Worksheet - Building Confidence

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1. 1.

   Ari tunes a radio to 100 MHz. What is the wavelength of the signal?

   3 m
2. 2.

   Bo's phone uses a signal at 1.5 GHz. What is the wavelength of the signal?

   0.2 m
3. 3.

   Esme listens to an AM station at 600 kHz. What is the wavelength of the signal?

   500 m
4. 4.

   Green light is 550 nm and red light is 700 nm. Which has the higher frequency, and about what is it, Kira?

   • Red, about 4.3 × 10¹⁴ Hz, since longer waves have higher frequency
   • Green, about 5.5 × 10¹¹ Hz
   • Green, about 5.5 × 10¹⁴ Hz
   • Both the same, since light has one speed
5. 5.

   The microwave band runs from about 1 mm to 30 cm. Where does a 12 cm wave fall, and what is its frequency, Luz?

   • Inside the microwave band, at about 2.5 MHz
   • Inside the microwave band, at about 36 MHz
   • Inside the microwave band, at about 2.5 GHz
   • In the radio band, since 12 cm is longer than 1 mm
6. 6.

   Why can X-rays show a broken bone through skin when visible light cannot, Milo?

   • X-rays are brighter than visible light, so they show more
   • X-rays travel faster than visible light through skin
   • X-ray photons pass through soft tissue; bone absorbs them
   • Bones glow when X-rays hit them, lighting the picture
7. 7.

   Why can ultraviolet sunburn skin when visible light of the same brightness does not, Noah?

   • UV is a hotter kind of light than visible light is
   • UV has longer wavelengths, so each photon carries more energy
   • UV travels faster than visible light, so it hits harder
   • Each UV photon carries more energy, enough to damage skin cells
8. 8.

   A radio signal and a flash of light leave the Moon together, 384,400 km away. Which arrives first, Ren?

   • The light, since its frequency is higher
   • They arrive together, after about 1.3 s
   • The radio signal, since its wavelength is longer
   • They arrive together, after about 1.3 minutes
9. 9.

   In a vacuum, a wave's frequency doubles. What happens to its wavelength, Tala?

   • It quadruples, because λ goes as f²
   • It doubles, because the wave speeds up
   • It stays the same, because it is the same kind of wave
   • It halves, because the speed stays fixed
10. 10.

    Wi-Fi works at 2.4 GHz and at 5 GHz. Which has the longer wavelength, and by about how much, Zee?

    • Neither: they both travel at c
    • 2.4 GHz, by a factor of about 2
    • 5 GHz, by a factor of about 2
    • 2.4 GHz, by a factor of about 2.4