Question

Use the image of the electromagnetic spectrum to answer the question.

Diagram of the Electromagnetic Spectrum showing radiation types, examples, and the visible spectrum.

Lightning contains gamma rays. Based on the position of gamma rays in the electromagnetic spectrum, does lightning have more or less energy than a radio?

(1 point)
Responses

Lightning has less energy than the radio because gamma rays have a longer wavelength.
Lightning has less energy than the radio because gamma rays have a longer wavelength.

Lightning has more energy than the radio because gamma rays have a shorter wavelength.
Lightning has more energy than the radio because gamma rays have a shorter wavelength.

Lightning has less energy than the radio because gamma rays have a shorter wavelength.
Lightning has less energy than the radio because gamma rays have a shorter wavelength.

Lightning has more energy than the radio because gamma rays have a longer wavelength.

Answer 1

Lightning has more energy than the radio because gamma rays have a shorter wavelength. Gamma rays are at the high-energy, short-wavelength end of the electromagnetic spectrum, while radio waves are low-energy, long-wavelength.