Science History: Electromagnetic Waves and Pioneers
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According to the text, who mathematically predicted the existence of Electromagnetic Waves?

  • Guglielmo Marconi
  • Heinrich Hertz
  • James Clerk Maxwell (correct)
  • Michael Faraday

What did Heinrich Hertz successfully detect and generate in a laboratory in 1887?

  • Electric fields
  • Electromagnetic waves (correct)
  • Radio waves
  • Magnetic fields

How does one way to create an EM wave, as described in the text?

  • By vibrating electric charges (correct)
  • By vibrating magnetic charges
  • By manipulating gravitational fields
  • By manipulating electric fields

Which field constantly creates the other through vibration of electric charges?

<p>Both fields create each other simultaneously (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the speed of light, as mentioned in the text?

<p>$299,792,458 m/s$ (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is Planck's constant as mentioned in the text?

<p>$6.63 × 10^{-34} J⋅s$ (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of electromagnetic wave has the greatest energy, highest frequency, and shortest wavelength?

<p>Gamma Rays (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the range of frequencies for microwaves as mentioned in the text?

<p>300 MHz to 3 GHz (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the size range of the longest known EM waves?

<p>A few centimeters to the size of buildings (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which EM wave has longer wavelengths than visible light and shorter than microwaves?

<p>Infrared (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the range of wavelengths for X-rays as mentioned in the text?

<p>100 nm to 0.1 nm (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the frequency range for Infrared waves as mentioned in the text?

<p>4 x 10^14 Hz to 7.5 x 10^14 Hz (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which electromagnetic wave consists of colors (ROYGBIV)?

<p>Visible Light (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the frequencies corresponding to the longest known EM waves?

<p>&lt;= 300 GHz (1 GHz = 10^9Hz) (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which EM wave may vary on its frequencies and wavelengths?

<p>Microwaves (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which EM wave was first generated and detected by Heinrich Hertz in 1888?

<p>Microwaves (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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