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WorksheetsLight and Sound Energy Unit 6
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A quick back and forth motion
a)
frequency
b)
vibration
c)
amplitude
d)
volume
2.
A wave’s bouncing off a surface
a)
translation
b)
reflection
c)
transmission
d)
absorption
3.
How high or low a sound is
a)
frequency
b)
pitch
c)
amplitude/volume
d)
vibration
4.
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
5.
Another name for light bending is ....
a)
Reflaction
b)
Absorbing
c)
Refraction
d)
Mirror
6.
Opaque means...
a)
No light passes through it
b)
All light passes through it
c)
Some light passes through it
7.
Which term means to bounce off the surface of something?
a)
Refract
b)
Absorb
c)
Reflect
d)
prism
8.
The bending of waves as they pass from one substance into another.
a)
Transmission
b)
Reflection
c)
Refraction
d)
Absorption
9.
Objects that allow most light through
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Translucent
d)
Transparent
10.
Solids is the type of matter that sound travels through most
a)
slowly
b)
quickly
c)
freely
11.
Materials that let some light rays pass through but scatter some of the other rays
a)
translucent
b)
transparent
c)
opaque
d)
wood
12.
The taking in of light energy by an object
a)
compression
b)
reflection
c)
refraction
d)
absorption
13.
The number of waves that pass a point in a certain amount of time
a)
frequency
b)
wavelength
c)
pitch
d)
volume
14.
What color absorbs light?
a)
white
b)
black
c)
red
d)
yellow
15.
Sound travels fastest through which medium?
a)
the ocean
b)
a steel pipe
c)
in a vacuum (a place with no air or matter)
d)
in the air
16.
When light bounces off a smooth, shiny surface, what process has occurred?
a)
refraction
b)
reflection
c)
transmission
d)
photosynthesis
17.
The sound that a person hears from a drum is produced by
a)
echoes
b)
reflections
c)
pulses
d)
vibrations
18.
By passing white light through a prism, you can tell —
a)
that white light is actually a mixture of 7 different colors.
b)
the mass of the prism.
c)
the original source of the light.
d)
that blue light is brighter than white light.
19.
Which of these is a translucent object?
a)
rug
b)
desk
c)
glass
d)
frosted glass
20.
Which object is transparent?
a)
wax paper
b)
window
c)
diamond ring
d)
tree
21.
Which is an opaque object?
a)
window
b)
dog
c)
diamond
d)
water
22.
The more vibrations that a wire makes means the ___________________ the pitch will be.
a)
lower
b)
higher
23.
Through which medium would you expect sound to travel most slowly?
a)
a couch cushion
b)
an inflated air mattress
c)
a glass of juice
d)
a steel pipe
24.
which of the following explains why the student sees the color of the green paper?
a)
Only green light is reflected by the paper
b)
Only green light is absorbed by the paper
c)
only green light is refracted by the paper
d)
only green light is compressed by the paper
25.
What type of material is stained glass made of?
a)
translucent
b)
transparent
c)
opaque
d)
reflective
26.
Colors we can see are called _________.
a)
radio waves
b)
ultraviolet light
c)
infrared light
d)
visible light
27.
What does pitch depend on?
a)
amplitude
b)
frequency
c)
intensity
d)
volume of sound
28.
What is created when an object blocks light?
a)
Reflect
b)
Refract
c)
Absorb
d)
Shadow
29.
Why do you see lightening before you hear thunder?
a)
Thunder is faster than lightening
b)
Sound travels faster than light.
c)
Sound travels slower than light.
d)
Sound can't travel through air
30.
To take in light is to ______ it.
a)
Absorb
b)
Refract
c)
Reflect
d)
Shadow
31.
Which material best absorbs sound waves in a room?
a)
Carpet
b)
Hardwood floors
c)
Brick walls
d)
Cement floors
32.
What is something that separates white light into colors called?
a)
Lens
b)
Light
c)
Chips
d)
Prism
33.
What is a change or disturbance that carries energy from one place to another?
a)
Wave
b)
Sound
c)
Wavelength
d)
Vibrate
34.
What does the acronym ROY G BIV stand for?
a)
Light spectrum
b)
Red, Orange, Yellow, Gold, Brown, Indigo, Violet
c)
Ride Over Yonder Good Boy In Victory
d)
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet
35.
Would would best complete this circuit?
a)
A wire
b)
A switch
c)
A battery
d)
A light bulb
36.
Which statement is true?
a)
The light bulb will light up because the circuit is complete.
b)
The light bulb will light up because the circuit is broken.
c)
The light bulb will not light up because the circuit is complete.
d)
The light bulb will not light up because the circuit is broken.
37.
Which energy transformation occurs in a toaster?
a)
chemical to electric
b)
electric to thermal
c)
kinetic to chemical
d)
thermal to potential
38.
A battery converts what type of energy to another?
a)
sound to kinetic
b)
light to heat
c)
mechanical to electrical
d)
chemical to electrical
39.
The picture shows a microwave oven. As a microwave oven is operated, electrical energy is transformed into all of the following types of energy EXCEPT —
a)
solar
b)
light
c)
thermal
d)
mechanical
40.
The purpose of the panels is to change solar energy into ____________.
a)
light energy
b)
electrical energy
c)
chemical energy
d)
mechanical energy
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