Sound and Light #2

What property of light causes the thermometer to look bent in the beaker of water?

• vibration
• reflection
• refraction
• absorption

Which statement explains how the sun shade should be positioned to keep the car coolest?

• The shiny side should face out to reflect the sunlight
• The black side should face out to absorb the sunlight
• The shiny side should face out to absorb the sunlight
• The black side should face out to reflect the sunlight

Which behavior of sound is similar to light being reflected?

• echoing off a cliff
• traveling through air
• being absorbed by walls
• bending around a building

What is a possible reason that the tightness of a rubber band can change the pitch of sound?

• It makes the rubber band vibrate faster or slower
• It makes the rubber band vibrate in different directions
• It makes the rubber band vibrate more loudly or more softly
• It makes the rubber band vibrate for different times

Which of the following is true about the blue flower?

• Blue is absorbed, all other colors are reflected
• Blue is reflected, all other colors are absorbed

An engineer wants to paint the water tank so that it heats up faster. Which color is best?

• black
• red
• yellow
• white

An experiment was conducted on the behavior of light rays. Object A is:

• refracting
• reflecting
• transmitting
• none of the above

An experiment was conducted on the behavior of light rays. Object B is:

• refracting
• reflecting
• transmitting
• none of the above

An experiment was conducted on the behavior of light rays. Object C is:

• refracting
• reflecting
• transmitting
• none of the above

An experiment was conducted on the behavior of light rays. Object D is:

• refracting
• reflecting
• transmitting
• none of the above