Sound and Light Quiz Practice

What is the term for a disturbance that transmits energy?

• Pitch

• Wave

• Volume

• Echo

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Which term describes the highness or lowness of a sound?

• Frequency

• Amplitude

• Pitch

• Wavelength

What is the number of sound vibrations that occur in a unit of time called?

• Volume

• Frequency

• Light

• Echo

What is the loudness of a sound known as?

• Volume

• Pitch

• Amplitude

• Transparent

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What is the distance between a point on one wave and the identical point on the next wave?

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Frequency

• Reflection

What is a measure of the amount of energy in a wave?

• Amplitude

• Pitch

• Transparent

• Refraction

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What is a form of energy that moves in waves and can travel through space?

• Light

• Echo

• Prism

• Ultrasound

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What is the range of light waves organized by frequency and wavelength called?

• Electromagnetic spectrum

• Fiber optics

• Refraction

• Echolocation

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What term describes not allowing light to pass through?

• Transparent

• Opaque

• Translucent

• Reflection

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What allows light to pass through?

• Opaque

• Translucent

• Transparent

• Prism

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