Sound and Light Test Review

Front

What is the term for the height of a sound wave?

Back

Amplitude

Front

What is the process called when sound waves bounce off a surface?

Back

Reflection

Front

What does the frequency of a wave determine in terms of sound?

Back

Pitch

Front

Which of the following is NOT a property of light waves?
They can travel through a vacuum.
They require a medium to travel.
They can be reflected.
They can be refracted.

Back

They require a medium to travel.

Front

What happens when light waves change medium and bend?

Back

Refraction

Front

What is the term for the number of waves that pass a point in one second?

Back

Frequency

Front

What is the phenomenon called when light waves are absorbed and not transmitted through a material?

Back

Absorption

Front

What does the amplitude of a light wave affect?

Back

Brightness

Front

What is the term used to describe the bending of sound waves due to a change in speed?

Back

Refraction

Front

Which of the following is a characteristic of both sound and light waves? They can both be polarized. They both require a medium to travel. They can both be reflected. They both have the same speed in air.

Back

They can both be reflected.