Sound and Light Energy

What is the distance between one point on a wave to a similar point on the next wave called?

• Pitch

• Wavelength

• Frequency

What is the number of waves that pass a point in a certain amount of time?

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Pitch

What describes how high or low a sound is?

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Pitch

________________ is energy in the form of vibrations.

• Volume

• Amplitude

• Sound

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Sound cannot travel through

• Solids

• Liquids

• Empty space

• Gas

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When an object takes in a light wave, it is called

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Absorption

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What is the bending of light when it passes into a new medium called?

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Absorption

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What is it called when light waves bounce off a surface?

• Relection

• Refraction

• Absorption

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What is the tool that separates white light into its different wavelengths?

• Light bulb

• Prism

• Mirror

True or false. Only sound energy travels in waves.

• True

• False

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