Light/Sound/Wave Basics

When light bends as it passes from one material to another it is ____________

• reflecting

• refracting

• absorbing

• making a shadow

An object that allows all light to pass through it is ______.

• transparent

• translucent

• opaque

• convex

Loudness decreases as we move __________ an object

• toward

• away from

Objects that do not let light through are called __________.

• concave

• transparent

• translucent

• opaque

Light ___________ when it hits an object and bounces off.

• refracts

• reflects

• absorbs

• echoes

Light travels in a ___________ path

• straight

• wavy

The process of soaking up or taking in light without reflecting it is called ______________.

• transpiration

• refraction

• reflection

• absorption

________________ is how loud a sound is.

• Volume

• Pitch

• Frequency

• Energy

How are light and sound ALIKE?

• Both travel as rays
• Both can vary in pitch
• Both depend on vibrations in air
• Both are forms of energy that travel as waves

• reflection
• refraction