5th Grade Spring EXAM Practice Questions

Light is an electromagnetic wave that can be seen.

• True

• False

Light waves travel more slowly than sound waves do.

• True

• False

Light generally travels in a straight line.

• True

• False

Light always travels at the same speed in all mediums.

• True

• False

Radar and cellular phones use microwaves.

• True

• False

Light that bounces off a smooth surface goes in many directions.

• True

• False

Concave mirrors have a flat surface.

• True

• False

Waves that move perpendicular to the way that the matter is moving are called ______ waves.

• longitudinal

• sound

• spectrum

• transverse

The number of waves that pass a certain point in one second is called the ___________ of that wave.

• wavelength

• amplitude

• frequency

• speed

The distance that one wave travels in one second is called the ___________ of that wave.

• wavelength

• amplitude

• frequency

• speed