Light and Sound Vocabulary

What is light?

• A form of energy that travels in straight lines

• A type of sound wave

• A solid object that reflects light

• A unit of temperature

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What does "opaque" mean?

• Allows light to pass through

• Does not allow light to pass through

• Allows some light to pass through

• Bends light into colors

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What is the definition of "transparent"?

• Allows some light to pass through

• Does not allow light to pass through

• Allows light to pass through

• Reflects light

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What is "reflection"?

• The bending of light as it passes through a lens

• The bouncing of light off an object

• The separation of light into colors

• The measure of temperature

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What is "refraction"?

• The bouncing of light off an object

• The bending of light

• The measure of average energy

• The loudness of a sound

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What is a "prism"?

• A curved transparent object that refracts light

• A transparent object that bends and separates white light into the colors of a rainbow

• A unit of measurement for sound

• A type of opaque object

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What are "lenses" used for?

• Measuring temperature

• Reflecting light

• Refracting light

• Measuring sound volume

What is sound?

• A form of energy that travels in waves

• A type of light energy

• A solid object that reflects light

• A unit of temperature

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What are "decibels" used to measure?

• Sound

• Pitch

• Volume

• Distance

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What does "volume" refer to in sound?

• How high or low a sound it

• How loud or soft a sound is

• The pitch of a sound

• The temperature of a sound