Practice - Electromagnetic Waves
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Practice Questions
Test your understanding with targeted questions
What is an electromagnetic wave?
💡 Hint: Think of light and radio waves.
Define amplitude.
💡 Hint: It’s related to the energy of the wave.
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Interactive Quizzes
Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning
What type of wave does not require a medium to travel?
💡 Hint: Think about how light travels in space.
True or False: The higher the frequency of a wave, the shorter its wavelength.
💡 Hint: Remember the relationship between frequency and wavelength.
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Challenge Problems
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A radio wave has a frequency of 1 MHz. Calculate its wavelength in meters.
💡 Hint: Use the electromagnetic wave speed and the frequency convert to standard units.
If a light wave’s speed is 3 x 10^8 m/s and has a wavelength of 500 nm, what is its frequency?
💡 Hint: Make sure to convert nm to meters.
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