Mission LC1: Electromagnetic and Visible Radiation

Mission LC1 focuses on the characteristics of electromagnetic waves and the organization of the various parts of the electromagnetic and visible light spectra. The mission consists of 28 questions organized into 7 Question Groups. You must answer one question from each Question Group to complete the mission. The learning outcomes for this mission are ...
 

Learning Outcomes

• The student should be able to recognize the characteristics of an electromagnetic wave.
• The student should be able to recognize the ordering of the electromagnetic and visible light spectrum in terms of both frequency and wavelength.

 

Launch Mission LC1

 

Getting Help

If you are not familiar with this topic, then you should first learn about the topic using our written Tutorial or our Video Tutorial:
 

The Physics Classroom, Light and Color Unit, Lesson 2, Part a

• What makes an electromagnetic wave different than a mechanical wave?
• What are examples of electromagnetic waves?
• Which region of the electromagnetic spectrum has the greatest frequency?
• Which region of the electromagnetic spectrum has the longest wavelength?
• Which region of the visible light spectrum has the greatest frequency?
• Which region of the visible light spectrum has the longest wavelength?

 

Video Tutorials:

None available at this time.

 

 

Question-Specific Help

Each Question Group has its own Help page with information specific to the question. You can access the Help page from within the mission by tapping on the Help Me! icon (textbook). For your convenience, links to those pages are provided below: