Waves,Sounds,Light

What type of energy is transmitted from the Sun to Earth through space?

• heat energy

• kinetic energy

• electrical energy

• electromagnetic energy

What causes the blue color of the sky?

• emission of light by land and water surfaces

• reflection of light from land and water surfaces

• absorption of light by matter in the atmosphere

• scattering of light by matter in the atmosphere

How does the color of an object affect the amount of energy it receives from sunlight?

• Light colored objects reflect more light and become warmer than darker objects.

• Light colored objects absorb more light and become warmer than darker objects.

• Dark colored objects reflect more light and become warmer than lighter objects.

• Dark colored objects absorb more light and become warmer than lighter objects.

Which best describes the connection between visible light and the electromagnetic spectrum?

• Visible light includes all of the wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum.

• Visible light includes all of the wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum.

• Visible light is the medium wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum that can be seen by humans.

• Visible light is the longer wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum that can be seen by humans.

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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.

How are earthquakes, sound, and light waves alike?

• They can transmit energy.

• They can carry matter

• They travel in space.

• They can be seen.

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Tectonic activity causes potential energy to build up in the crust. An earthquake occurs when this potential energy is released within the crust. Which statement best describes what happens when the energy is released?

• It generates seismic waves that spread out in all directions around Earth.

• It generates heat waves that affect climate changes around Earth.

• It generates changes in the magnetic field of Earth.

• It generates changes in the orbiting speed of Earth.

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

• Voices can be heard as people speak to one another

• Whales and porpoises signal each other by making sounds.

• 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.

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Why can you see someone clearly through a clear glass window but not through a frosted glass window?

• Clear glass reflects light, but frosted glass absorbs light.

• Clear glass transmits light, but frosted glass scatters light

• Clear glass transmits some light, but frosted glass absorbs all light

• Clear glass scatters some light, but frosted glass transmits all light.

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Why does sound travel faster through a solid object than in the air?

• The atoms in the solid object are farther apart than the atoms in the air

• The atoms in the solid object are closer together than the atoms in the air.

• The atoms are smaller in the solid object than the atoms in the air.

• The atoms are larger in the solid object than the atoms in the air.

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