Which of these illustrates that sound waves can travel through a liquid?

Whales and porpoises signal each other by making sounds.

Voices can be heard as people speak to one another.

Astronauts can’t hear each other in space unless they use a radio.

Footsteps can be heard through the ceiling as someone walks on the roof.

A fifth-grade student fastened a piece of cardboard to his bicycle wheel so that the spokes would cause the card to vibrate. When the student rode the bike fast, the student heard a high pitch. When the student rode the bike slowly, the student heard a low pitch. Which BEST explains why the student heard both high and low pitches from the cardboard?

The cardboard vibrated at different speeds.

The vibrations were faster when the student rode slowly.

The vibrations were slower when the student rode faster.

The cardboard vibrated at the same speed.

When a transverse wave passes from right to left through a medium, what happens to the particles of the medium?

Particles move back and forth perpendicular to the wave.

Particles travel from right to left along the wave.

Particles move back and forth parallel to the wave.

Particles travel from left to right along the wave.

How is laser light different than a flashlight beam?

the wavelengths are all one color

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When scientists talk about white light, they areMOST likely referring to light that is

a combination of all of the colors in the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum.

the unabsorbed refracted light produced by a black light.

the narrow band corresponding to white light in the electromagnetic spectrum.

a combination of all the types of electromagnetic radiation.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which color of light is produced when all of the colors of visible light in the electromagnetic spectrum are combined?

gray

white

black

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following statements BEST describes visible light?

Light is an electromagnetic wave of a single frequency that makes up a small part of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Light is an electromagnetic wave of a single frequency that makes up most of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Light includes a range of electromagnetic waves that make up a small part of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Light includes a range of electromagnetic waves that make up most of the electromagnetic spectrum.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Visible light is which type of wave?

seismic

mechanical

longitudinal

electromagnetic

Which of these describes a small range in the electromagnetic spectrum?

gravity

radiation

electricity

light

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which statement BEST describes the relationship between visible light and the electromagnetic spectrum?

Visible light and the electromagnetic spectrum are different names for the same phenomenon.

Visible light occupies about half of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Visible light is a narrow band in the electromagnetic spectrum.

Visible light and the electromagnetic spectrum have a small area of overlap.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Light waves are arranged in the electromagnetic spectrum by

wavelength and brightness.

speed and color.

brightness and color.

wavelength and frequency.

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Sounds and Lights

When scientists talk about white light, they areMOST likely referring to light that is

Which color of light is produced when all of the colors of visible light in the electromagnetic spectrum are combined?

Which of the following statements BEST describes visible light?

Visible light is which type of wave?

Which of these describes a small range in the electromagnetic spectrum?

Which statement BEST describes the relationship between visible light and the electromagnetic spectrum?

Light waves are arranged in the electromagnetic spectrum by

Which of these colors of visible light has the shortest wavelength?

Scientists use large optical telescopes to obtain information about the planets in the solar system. What wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation provide this information?

As the loudness of a sound wave increases, which will also increase?

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