Name: ______________________Date: __________ Block: _______

WEBQUEST – ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION & LIGHT

- Go to Teacher Website -> CP Chemistry link -> Unit 1 Folder -> Unit 1 Section 5 Folder ->
Click Webquest – Electromagnetic Spectrum/Wavelength
-Click the BLUE links on your iPads, read, and answer the following questions.

Part 1: Prior knowledge

1. From prior knowledge, what type of matter(energy)travels as waves?

Part 2: Electromagnetic Radiation

http://www.qrg.northwestern.edu/projects/vss/docs/space-environment/2-what-is-electromagnetic-
radiation.html

Click on the link above and answer the following questions:

1. What is electromagnetic radiation?

2. List six examples of electromagnetic radiation.

3. How does electromagnetic radiation travel?

4. Click the link http://www.qrg.northwestern.edu/projects/vss/docs/thermal/3-what-makes-

em-radiation.html
How is electromagnetic radiation made (need 3 sentences)?

5. Click the link http://missionscience.nasa.gov/ems/07_infraredwaves.html

a. Describe far infrared waves (include wavelength in description).

b. Give three examples of objects that release or contain infrared.

Part 3: Wavelength and Frequency
https://www.olympus-lifescience.com/en/microscope-resource/primer/java/wavebasics/
Click on the link above and answer the following questions:

1. Without moving any sliders (knobs), record the energy of the wave and units. _____________

2. Drag the frequency slider to the left to begin decreasing frequency.

a) What happened to wavelength? ____________________________

b) What happened to the energy of the wave? ____________________________

c) Draw a quick sketch of the wave.

3. Drag the frequency slider to the right to begin increasing frequency.

a) What happened to wavelength? ____________________________

b) What happened to the energy of the wave? ____________________________

c) Draw a quick sketch of the wave.

4. What is the relationship between wavelength and frequency, and what is this mathematical
relationship called?

5. Move the amplitude slider to the right. What is happening to the wave?

6. Based on your prior answers and visuals, define the following terms:

wavelength:

frequency:

amplitude:
7. Move the wavelength slider to 740 nanometers (nm). What color is produced? ___________

8. Move the wavelength slider to 530 nanometers (nm). What color is produced? ___________

9. What is the relationship between color of light produced and wavelength?

10. Do you think electrons are in any way connected to light production? How?