SCIENCE – 10
QUARTER 2 – MODULE 2
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE
I. WHAT HAPPENED?
TEST YOURSELF
A. Fact or a bluff?
1. BLUFF
2. FACT
3. BLUFF
4. FACT
5. BLUFF
6. FACT
7. BLUFF
8. FACT
9. BLUFF
10. BLUFF
ACTIVITY 1
WORD SEARCH!
QUESTIONS:
1. Wavelength is the distance between two successive crests or troughs of a wave.
2. As the wavelength travels to the right, the spaces became shorter and shorter until it’s too close
to each crests and troughs.
3. Gamma Rays radiates the highest frequency and its wavelength is the shortest.
4. Wavelength is express in meters. On the other hand, frequency is the number of waves passing
by a specific point per second. Wavelength is the measured distance between two waves while
frequency is the measure of recurrence of the waves.
5. As the frequency increases, the wavelength gets shorter. As the frequency decreases,
the wavelength gets longer.
ACTIVITY 2
SHORT TO LONG…
QUESTIONS:
1. If it is arranged in an increasing wavelength then the Gamma Rays must be written first because
it has the shortest wavelength.
2. Radio wave should be written last as it has the longest wavelength.
ACTIVITY 3
INCREDIBLY CONNECTED
QUESTIONS:
1. Electromagnetic waves differ in terms of its wavelength by their own respective measurement
of length.
2. Radio waves have the longest wavelengths while the gamma rays have the smallest wavelengths
in the electromagnetic spectrum. These two differ in sequence of energy, from lowest energy to
highest energy. The energy carried by a radio wave is low, while the energy carried by
a gamma ray is high.
3. The wavelength and frequency are closely related to each other, longer the wavelength, the
lower the frequency and the shorter the wavelength the higher the frequency. The equation
that relates wavelength and frequency for electromagnetic waves is: λν=c where λ is
the wavelength, ν is the frequency and c is the speed of light.
II. WHAT TO LEARN
ACTIVITY 4
“RELATIVELY COMPARED”
1. Microwave has longer wavelength than that of Infrared but shorter compared to that of a Radio
wave.
2. Radio wave is use in radio broadcasting because it has longer wavelength than Infrared. But the
frequency of infrared is higher than the Radio.
3. Light wave has lower frequency than UV ray but its wavelength is longer than the later.
4. X- rays can penetrate through flesh due its frequency which is higher than UV ray but lower than
Gamma rays.
5. The frequency of UV is higher compared to Light but lower than X-rays.
QUESTIONS:
1. The longest wavelength in EM wave is the Radio Waves.
2. The shortest wavelength in EM wave is the Gamma Rays.
3. The highest frequency in EM wave is the Gamma Rays.
4. The shorter the wavelengths and higher the frequency corresponds with greater energy while
the longer the wavelengths and lower the frequency results in lower energy.
5. A longer wavelength means a lower frequency, and a shorter wavelength means a
higher frequency.
ACTIVITY 5
MY WAVELENGTH!
Wavelength Type of Wave Wavelength Type of Wave
1.) 1 x 10-2 Microwave 6.) 1 x 10-9 X-ray
2.) 7 x 10-7 Infrared 7.) 1 x 10-13 Gamma-ray
3.) 6 x 10-5 Infrared 8.) 4 x 10-8 Ultraviolet
4.) 5 x 10-7 Visible Light 9.) 1 x 10-10 X-ray
5.) 3 x 10-7 Ultraviolet 10.) 1 x 10-12 Gamma-ray
III. WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED?
POST ASSESSMENT
I.
ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM
Microwaves Infrared Light Ultraviolet Rays X-rays
Radio Waves Gamma Rays
Visible Light
II.
1. Which range of frequency is our eyes sensitive to?
A. 3 x 109 - 3 x 1011 Hz C. 3 x 1011 - 4 x 1014 Hz
B. 4 x 1014 - 7.5 x 1014 Hz D. 7.5 x 1014 - 3 x 1016 Hz
2. When visible light is separated into colors, which color has the longest wavelength?
A. Blue B. Green
C. Red D. Violet
3. Which property spells the difference between infra-red and ultra-violet radiation?
A. Color C. Speed in vacuum
B. Wavelength D. None of the above
4. Which of the following is the frequency range of UV radiation?
A. 3.5 x 109 -3 x 1011 Hz C. 7.5 x 1014 - 3 x 1016 Hz
B. 3.5 x 1011 - 3 x 1014 Hz D. 7.5 x 1016 - 3 x 1019 Hz
5. What is the wavelength of an EM wave which frequency is 3 x 109 Hz?
A. 1.0 x 10-1 m B. 1.0 x 10-2 m
C. 1.0 x 101 m D. 1.0 x 102 m
6. Which of the following EM waves has the longest wavelength?
A. microwaves B. radio waves
C. visible light D. X – rays
7. Which of the following EM waves have the highest frequency?
A. radio waves B. microwaves
C. visible light D. gamma rays
8. Which two waves lie at the ends of the EM spectrum?
A. Infrared and Ultra-violet rays C. Radio waves and X-rays
B. Radio waves and Microwaves D. X-rays and Gamma rays
9. Which electromagnetic wave carries more energy than the others?
A. microwaves B. radio waves
C. UV radiation D. visible light
10. Why the sky is red at sunset?
A. Light is concentrated in one region of the atmosphere.
B. Light is reflected back to the atmosphere as it hits the earth’s surface.
C. Light is refracted by particles making the red end of the spectrum visible.
D. Light is refracted by particles making red color bend away from the Earth.
