Light and Sound Vocabulary Review

What is a form of energy that we can see?

• sound energy

• thermal energy

• light energy

• electricity

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How does light energy travel?

• travels in waves that go in crooked lines toward the light source

• travels in waves that go in straight lines away from the light source

• travels in circles around an object

• travels without waves; it just appears magically

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What are waves of energy that we can hear from vibrating objects?

• light

• heat

• electricity

• sound

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What is created by moving areas of high and low pressure?

• opaque

• sound wave

• wavelength

• amplitude

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What is the bending of light waves as it passes from one transparent material through another transparent material?

• reflection

• transparent

• translucent

• refraction

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​ ​ ​ _____________ is the bouncing of light off of an object.

• Reflection

• Absorption

• Refraction

• Opaque

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_________ is how high or low a sound is.

• volume

• pitch

• frequency

• wavelength

What is the number of waves that pass a fixed point during a given amount of time?

• frequency

• amplitude

• sound wave

• volume

What is the stopping (or soaking up) of light?

• refraction

• reflection

• absorption

• opaque

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The loudness of a sound is its ____________.

• frequency

• volume

• pitch

• sound wave