Sound and Light Test Review

What is the term for the height of a sound wave?

• Frequency

• Amplitude

• Velocity

• Wavelength

What is the process called when sound waves bounce off a surface?

• Refraction

• Transmission

• Absorption

• Reflection

What does the frequency of a wave determine in terms of sound?

• Loudness

• Pitch

• Speed

• Duration

Which of the following is NOT a property of light waves?

• They can travel through a vacuum.

• They require a medium to travel.

• They can be reflected.

• They can be refracted.

What happens when light waves change medium and bend?

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Absorption

• Transmission

What is the term for the number of waves that pass a point in one second?

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Frequency

• Velocity

What is the phenomenon called when light waves are absorbed and not transmitted through a material?

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Absorption

• Transmission

What does the amplitude of a light wave affect?

• Color

• Brightness

• Speed

• Frequency

What is the term used to describe the bending of sound waves due to a change in speed?

• Diffraction

• Refraction

• Reflection

• Transmission

Which of the following is a characteristic of both sound and light waves?

• They can both be polarized.

• They both require a medium to travel.

• They can both be reflected.

• They both have the same speed in air.