COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Examples of EMR include. Answer: visible light, infrared light,
ultraviolet light, x rays, radio waves, microwaves
◉ Electromagnetic spectrum. Answer: all the forms of EMR together
◉ Wavelength. Answer: distance between corresponding points on
adjacent waves
◉ Wavelength would be measured from. Answer: crest to crest :
trough to trough
◉ Frequency. Answer: number of waves that pass a given point in a
specific time
◉ What letter represents frequency. Answer: V or "nu"
◉ What are the UNITS for frequency. Answer: Hertz (Hz) or "cycles
per second"
, ◉ What letter represents wavelength. Answer: upside down Y or
"lambda"
◉ All radiation travels at the same speed which is also. Answer: the
speed of light
◉ What is the UNIT for wavelength. Answer: meters (m)
◉ As wavelength increases,. Answer: frequency decreases
◉ As wavelength decreases,. Answer: frequency increases
◉ Max Planck stated that objects radiated energy in small packets of
energy called. Answer: quanta
◉ Quantum. Answer: a specific amount of energy that can be gained
or lost by an atom
◉ Energy is quantized when it is. Answer: restricted to quantum
◉ the units for Planck's constant. Answer: Joules (Js)