Properties of Light, Sound and Heat

When light is _____________, it does not pass through or reflect from a material. It remains in the material as another form of energy.

• reflected

• refracted

• absorbed

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Which shows an example of convection?

• Jose cooks an egg in a pot of boiling water.

• Clara burns her hand by touching a light bulb.

• Lucy wraps herself in an electric blanket to keep warm.

• Ben holds the end of a metal rod in a fire to cook hot dogs.

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Why will sound echo in an empty gym?

• Sound has nowhere to go
• There are only hard surfaces so sound only reflects
• Sound travels in waves
• Sound is unpredictable

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Stan can see the moon at night because the moon

• glows in the dark

• reflects light from the sun

• is very large

• makes its own light

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What makes sound happen?

• Waves
• Vibrations
• Frequency
• Amplitude

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How is heat transferred in radiation?

• through solids

• through liquids

• through time

• through air

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What can sound NOT travel through?

• Solids
• liquids
• gases
• Vacuum (empty space)

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Light travels

• in a straight line until it strikes an object

• in a wavy line and continues when it hits an object

• in a straight line and through every object

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Does a high pitched sound have a high frequency or low frequency?

• High frequency
• Low frequency

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What happens with light when it bounces back in your eyes?

• Refraction
• Reflection
• Absorption

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