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WorksheetsSound & Light Review
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 21mins
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Class
Date
1.
When light travels from outer space to a gas (our atmosphere) what will happen?
a)
It will speed up
b)
It will reflect
c)
It will slow down
2.
Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?
a)
Air
b)
Empty space
c)
Metal
d)
Water
3.
To make a sound from a stringed instrument louder you must
a)
hit it
b)
pluck it harder
c)
hold it higher
d)
pluck it softer
4.
The term for any wave that hits a surface and bounces off
a)
Transparent
b)
Translucent
c)
Refraction
d)
Reflection
5.
A longer string makes a _______ pitch than a short string.
a)
louder
b)
softer
c)
higher
d)
lower
6.
The highest pitch is made by the _______ instrument.
a)
biggest
b)
wooden
c)
smallest
d)
shiniest
7.
Why is sound able to travel faster through a solid than a gas?
a)
Gas molecules are packed tightly.
b)
Sound does not travel faster through a solid than a gas.
c)
Solid molecules are packed tightly.
d)
Gas molecules move slowly.
8.
An object that does not vibrate cannot produce
a)
sound
b)
light
c)
heat
d)
electricity
9.
A material through which objects can't be seen.
a)
Opaque
b)
Transparent
c)
Translucent
d)
Transverse
10.
What is volume?
a)
how high or low a sound is
b)
the loudness or softness of a sound
c)
the number of vibrations per second
d)
vibrations
11.
Sound is caused by....
a)
molecules
b)
vibrations
c)
people
d)
space
12.
A material through which objects appear blurry.
a)
Translucent
b)
Transparent
c)
Opaque
d)
Transverse
13.
Sound does not travel in space because
a)
Space is too far away.
b)
There is no matter in space.
c)
Space is the final frontier
d)
Space has planets.
14.
Why is the school library covered with carpet?
a)
So everyone can make a lot of noise
b)
to help absorb sounds to keep it quiet
c)
because it looks good
d)
to help absorb sounds so it can stay noisy
15.
What medium does sound travel through slowest?
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
d)
trees
16.
Sound waves travel fastest through ____.
a)
Gases
b)
Liquids
c)
Solids
d)
Vacuum
17.
The color that you see is ________.
a)
reflected
b)
absorbed
c)
scattered
d)
refracted
18.
A material through which objects can be seen clearly.
a)
transparent
b)
translucent
c)
opaque
d)
transverse
19.
A guitarist strums two strings on a guitar. The first string vibrates more quickly than the second string. What is true about the pitch of the string?
a)
The first string has a higher pitch than the second string
b)
The second string has a higher pitch that the first string.
c)
The first string and the second string have the same pitch.
d)
The pitch of the second string depends on the pitch of the first string.
20.
When does light refract?
a)
When light travels in a vacuum.
b)
When light moves through cold air.
c)
When light travels in only one medium.
d)
When light moves from one medium to another.
21.
You will see a flash of lightning before you hear the thunder that goes with it because-
a)
the eye is quicker than the ear
b)
thunder occurs much later than lightening
c)
sound travels faster through the atmosphere than light
d)
light travels faster through the atmosphere than sound
22.
What type of materials REFLECT sound?
a)
hard materials
b)
smooth materials
c)
both hard and smooth materials
d)
porous materials
23.
Which explains why the fork looks different under water?
a)
light can't pass through the glass
b)
the wavelength of light lengthens
c)
the amount of light increases when going through water
d)
light is refracted at an angle
24.
Why do we see objects as white?
a)
They absorb all light
b)
They reflect all light
c)
They absorb some light and reflect some light
25.
Another name for light bending is ....
a)
Scattering
b)
Absorbing
c)
Refraction
d)
mirror
26.
The color you see is the color that is ___.
a)
reflected
b)
absorbed
27.
The bending of waves as they pass from one substance into another.
a)
Reaction
b)
Reflection
c)
Refraction
d)
Repost
28.
Which color absorbs all light?
a)
White
b)
Black
c)
Orange
d)
Green
29.
Which color reflects all light?
a)
White
b)
Black
c)
Orange
d)
Green
30.
What does light do when it reflects off of a rough surface?
a)
absorbs
b)
scatters
c)
reflects at a 90 degree angle
31.
A yellow chick appears to be yellow because…
a)
Yellow is reflected and all other colors are absorbed.
b)
Yellow is absorbed and all other colors are reflected.
c)
All colors are reflected.
d)
All colors are absorbed.
32.
Which of the following is NOT a light source?
a)
moon
b)
sun
c)
flashlight
d)
flame
33.
Which of these objects absorb the most light (and therefore the most heat)?
a)
a blue shirt
b)
a white shirt
c)
a black shirt
d)
a yellow shirt
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