Light and Sound Review

1. Which of the following is an effect a prism has on light?

• It absorbs the light

• It refracts the light

• It focuses the light

• It reflects the light

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Mrs. Lang shines a flashlight on a wall. The beam of light creates a bright spot on the wall. Mrs. Lang then holds a piece of black cardboard in front of the light. This stops the beam of light and it does not shine on the wall.

What effect does the black cardboard have on the beam of light?

• Reflection

• Brightness

• Refraction

• Absorption

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Which of these best demonstrates the reflection of light?

• Looking at the starry sky at night.

• Looking at a light bulb that it turned on

• Looking at the image on a car's chrome tire

• Looking through the window of school

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Which of the following would be the best material to be used on a wall that is designed to absorb sound?

• sheets of metal

• bricks

• foam panels

• wood

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A light ray strikes a plane mirror, which path will the ray follow.

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Which of the following would reflect light rather than refract light?

• Lens in glasses

• Mirror in your car

• Prism in art class

• magnifying glass in science

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Mrs. Lang and Mrs. Strine are conducting an experiment to see which medium conducts sound the fastest.  Mrs. Rack is one mile away from the two teachers down some old railroad tracks.  What sound will reach Mrs. Rack the fastest?

• Sprinting to Mrs. Rack

• Whistling to Mrs. Rack

• Screaming to Mrs. Rack

• Hitting a metal cowbell

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If an explosion occurs in space, why is the light seen but the sound is not heard?

• Light does not need matter to travel, but sound does

• Neither light nor sound need matter to travel

• Sound does not need matter to travel but light does

• Both sound and light need matter to travel

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Which medium would sound travel the fastest?

• A lake

• The air

• A tree stump

• water in a creek

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Which medium does sound travel faster?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Plasma

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