Physical Science Benchmark

Front

True or false?  In space sound travels and light does not.

Back

False

Front

Which is an example of reflection? Options: Straw looking bent in the water, Looking at your image in the mirror, Wearing a black shirt on a sunny day, painting the walls of your room white

Back

Looking at your image in the mirror

Front

Which is better to send data? Options: Analog, Digital

Back

Digital

Front

Which is not a medium for sound to travel? (Options: wood, water, railroad tracks, space)

Back

space

Front

When light shines on an object, it can be: reflected, transmitted, absorbed, all answers are correct

Back

all answers are correct

Front

Wax paper is: transparent, translucent, opaque

Back

translucent

Front

What part of the electromagnetic spectrum can humans see?

Back

Visible light

Front

True or false?  Light travels in waves.

Back

True

Front

Foil is a(n) _____ material.

Back

opaque

Front

If you drop a wrench in space, will you hear it hit a lunar rover?

Back

no