Pick the longer wavelength
Exercise and reference answers
- Questions
- A
- Radio waves
- B
- Gamma rays
- Higher value
- Radio waves
- A
- Blue light
- B
- Red light
- Higher value
- Red light
- A
- X-rays
- B
- Microwaves
- Higher value
- Microwaves
- A
- Infrared
- B
- Ultraviolet
- Higher value
- Infrared
- A
- Visible light
- B
- Radio waves
- Higher value
- Radio waves
- A
- Gamma rays
- B
- X-rays
- Higher value
- X-rays
- Instructions
- Tap whichever of the two kinds of light carries the longer wavelength.
Explanation
_Source: OpenStax Astronomy (CC BY 4.0), Ch 4 "Earth, Moon, and Sky" and Ch 5 "Radiation and Spectra", section 5.2 The Electromagnetic Spectrum_
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