spectrum
Spectra can describe light, sound, and other waves. This topic is part of Physics within Science & Nature. This page currently draws on 20 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
spectrum trivia questions
A spectrum is a range of what?
Answer: Wavelengths or frequencies
Bonus fact: Spectra can describe light, sound, and other waves.
A rainbow shows which spectrum?
Answer: Visible light
Bonus fact: Raindrops disperse sunlight into visible colors.
Which visible color has the shortest wavelength?
Answer: Violet
Bonus fact: Violet lies at the short-wavelength end of visible light.
Infrared radiation lies between visible light and what on the electromagnetic spectrum?
Answer: Microwaves
Bonus fact: Infrared wavelengths are shorter than microwaves and longer than visible light.
The electromagnetic spectrum includes visible light and what other type of waves?
Answer: Radio waves
Bonus fact: Radio, microwave, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, X-ray, and gamma radiation are electromagnetic.
Gamma rays are part of what spectrum?
Answer: Electromagnetic spectrum
Bonus fact: Gamma rays are electromagnetic radiation.
Visible light is the part of the electromagnetic spectrum that humans can what?
Answer: See
Bonus fact: Human eyes detect a limited range of wavelengths.
Visible light lies between infrared and what on the electromagnetic spectrum?
Answer: Ultraviolet
Bonus fact: Visible wavelengths occupy a narrow band.
Radio waves are part of what spectrum?
Answer: Electromagnetic spectrum
Bonus fact: They have long wavelengths compared with visible light.
Shortwave radio uses frequencies broadly in which part of the radio spectrum?
Answer: High frequency band
Bonus fact: Shortwave is generally associated with about 3 to 30 MHz.
Visible light is what type of wave?
Answer: Electromagnetic wave
Bonus fact: Visible light is one band of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Gamma rays have higher frequency than what?
Answer: X-rays
Bonus fact: Gamma rays occupy the highest-energy end of the spectrum.