Hunt for EM Spectrum

Hunt for EM Spectrum
A Treasure Hunt on EM Spectrum

created by Miss Scott
Meadowlawn Middle

Introduction | The Questions | Internet Resources

Introduction

Using the Web allows you to discover way more than you may have ever thought possible and is a great complement to the materials found in the library. Below is a list of questions about the topic of this page. Surf the links on this page to find answers to the questions. Note: Please limit your answer so it fits into the box so you can print it later. You can also save the page as text; but you will lose some formatting.

Questions

1. Define electromagnetic spectrum. 2. List the types of radiation in the electromagnetic spectrum.
3. What is the radio wave region of the electromagnetic spectrum? 4. List 3 objects that use radio waves.
5. What is the microwave redion of the electromagnetic spectrum? 6. List 2 uses of microwaves.
7. What is the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum? 8. What are two uses of infrared rays?
9. What is the visible light region of the electromagnetic spectrum? 10. List the colors of visible light.
11. What is the ultraviolet region of the electromagentic spectrum? 12. Name two effects of ultraviolet rays.
13. What is the X-ray region of the electromagnetic spectrum? 14. Define X-ray.
15. What is the gamma ray region of the electromagnetic spectrum? 16. How do we 'see' using gamma ray light?

The Internet Resources

NASA's Imagine the Universe - Description of electromagnetic spectrum.
NASA - Radio Waves
NASA 1 - Microwaves
NASA 2 - Infrared rays
NASA 3 - visible light
NASA 4 - ultraviolet light
NASA 5 - X-rays
NASA 6 - Gamma rays

The Big Question

What are three main aspects of this topic?

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Last revised Thu May 15 14:07:43 US/Pacific 2008