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Question 41
a.

A beam of white light is dispersed by a prism into a spectrum of seven colors. Complete the list below to show the five missing colors of the visible spectrum in order, from the longest wavelength (next to Red) to the shortest wavelength (next to Violet).

Red, ‾,‾,‾,‾,‾, Violet \text{Red, } \underline{\quad\quad\quad}, \underline{\quad\quad\quad}, \underline{\quad\quad\quad}, \underline{\quad\quad\quad}, \underline{\quad\quad\quad}\text{, Violet} Red, ​,​,​,​,​, Violet
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b.

Different regions of the electromagnetic spectrum have different uses. Identify the correct type of radiation for each of the following applications:

  • (i) Control signals sent from a television remote control.
  • (ii) Communication signals for Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite navigation.
  • (iii) Imaging the contents of bags at airport security scanners.

Choose from: radio waves, microwaves, infra-red, visible light, ultraviolet, X-rays, gamma rays.

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c.

All electromagnetic waves travel at the same speed in a vacuum. Complete the following sentence using a word from the box below:

amplitudefrequencyspeed \begin{array}{|ccc|} \hline \text{amplitude} & \text{frequency} & \text{speed} \\ \hline \end{array} amplitude​frequency​speed​​

"The position and classification of each type of radiation in the electromagnetic spectrum is determined by its " ‾\underline{\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad}​.

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Electromagnetic spectrum Questions

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198 exam-style questions on CIE IGCSE Physics Electromagnetic spectrum, covering Electromagnetic spectrum. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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