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Light, Sound, Force and Motion Review 2024

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How can you see the color green?
a)
Green is reflected off the block and into your eyes. 
b)
Green is Absorbed into the block.
c)
All colors are reflected form the block and into your eyes.
2.
Light travels
a)
around corners
b)
in a straight line
3.

Light slows down and bends when it is....

a)

refracted

b)

reflected

c)

absorbed

4.

When ALL light can easily pass through an object clearly, we say that that object is ___ .

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

d)

transported

5.
Which color absorbs ALL colors?
a)
yellow
b)
white
c)
black
d)
red
6.
Which color reflects all light?
a)
White
b)
Black
c)
Orange 
d)
Green
7.
How do we see colors?
a)
Color (White Light) is reflected off of the object and into our eyes.
b)
Colors are absorbed into the object so we see it as that color.
c)
Colors are mixed together then separated and scattered making objects certain colors.
8.
In this image the rays of light are being __________?
a)
Reflected
b)
Refracted
c)
Transmitted
d)
Translucent
9.
The bending of waves as they pass from one substance into another.
a)
Reaction
b)
Reflection
c)
Refraction
d)
Repost
10.

_____?_____ materials allow SOME light to partially pass through, but not in a straight path.

a)

Opaque

b)

Transparent

c)

Translucent

11.
_____?______ materials do not allow light waves to pass through.
a)
Opaque
b)
Transparent
c)
Translucent
12.
What medium does sound travel through slowest?
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
d)
trees
13.
Sound is caused by....
a)
molecules
b)
vibrations
c)
people
d)
space
14.
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.
15.
What is vibration?
a)
how loud a sound is
b)
the back and forth movement of matter
c)
how high or low a sound is
d)
the loudness or softness of a sound
16.
Measure of how high or low a sound is
a)
amplitude
b)
compression
c)
speed of sound
d)
pitch
17.
A longer string makes a _______ pitch than a short string.
a)
louder
b)
softer
c)
higher
d)
lower
18.
The highest pitch is made by the _______ instrument.
a)
biggest
b)
wooden
c)
smallest
d)
shiniest
19.
What medium (solid, liquid, gas) does sound travel fastest through?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
20.
Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?
a)
Air
b)
Empty space
c)
Metal
d)
Water
21.
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
22.
The reflection of sound waves off of a hard surface can create ______.
a)
A wave
b)
An echo 
23.

Abby is making a musical instrument out of rubber bands and a shoe box. She wants a sound with a low pitch. What kind of rubber band should she use?

a)

thick rubber band

b)

thin rubber band

24.

The tightness of the strings on a musical instrument can cause sound to change. What kind of sounds do tighter strings produce?

a)

loud volume

b)

soft volume

c)

high pitched

d)

low pitched

25.

Which of these best explains the sounds they produce?

a)

The long tuning fork has a higher pitch because it is longer.

b)

The long tuning fork has a higher pitch because it is shorter.

c)

The short tuning fork has a higher pitch because it is longer

d)

The short tuning fork has a higher pitch because it is shorter.

26.
What is a PUSH or PULL of an object?
a)
Motion
b)
Force
c)
Friction
d)
Gravity
27.
Why is it harder for the boy in Image B to get down the hill?
a)
Motion
b)
Friction
c)
Work
d)
Displacement
28.

Which force produces a change in motion or movement?

a)

unbalanced force

b)

balanced force

c)

gravitational force

d)

frictional force

29.
Speed is equal to 
a)
Distance/Time
b)
Time/Distance
c)
Time x Distance
d)
Acceleration
30.
How is gravity affected by mass?
a)

the larger the mass of the object, the more "stuff" gravity has to pull on.

b)

small objects have no gravity

c)

gravity is not affected by mass of objects, whether large or small

31.
The picture of the position vs. time graph shows an object that is...
a)

accelerating/speeding up

b)

moving at a constant speed 

c)

not moving 

d)

returning to start.

32.
How will this object move? 
a)

It won't move. 

b)

It will move to the right. 

c)

It will move to the left. 

d)

It will move up. 

33.
How will this object move? 
a)
It won't move. 
b)
It will move to the right. 
c)
It will move to the left. 
d)
It will move in both directions. 
34.
What is the net force?
a)
30 N left
b)
25 N right
c)
5 N left
d)
55 N right
35.
What is the net force?
a)
40 N left
b)
0 N Balalnced
c)
400 N right
d)
40 N right
36.
What is the net force?
a)
10 N
b)
0 N
c)
25 N
d)
1 N
37.
Balanced or unbalanced?
a)
balanced
b)
unbalanced
38.
Forces that have a net force of zero 
a)
Balanced force
b)
Unbalanced force
39.
What is a force that works AGAINST motion and slows objects down?
a)
Force
b)
Motion
c)
Gravity
d)
Friction
40.
In the image, the woman has more mass than the boy.  If both people are pushed with an equal force, which one will go furthest?
a)
The boy because he has less mass.
b)
The woman because she is stronger
c)
The boy because he has a greater mass which applies a greater force
d)
The woman because she has more mass and applies a greater force
41.

If a rabbit hops 10 meters in 2 seconds, it's speed is:

a)

10 meters/second

b)

5 meters/second

c)

2 meters/second

d)

5 miles/hour

42.
A runner runs 100 meters in 50 seconds.  What is the runners speed?
a)
100 meters/second
b)
50 meters/second
c)
25 meters/second
d)
2 meters/second
43.

Which surface has the least amount of friction?

a)

snowboard sliding down a snowy hill

b)

running with tennis shoes on the playground

c)

sandpaper scraping on wood

d)

a racer runnig with spikes on a track

44.

Using the graph provided, how long did it take a ball to roll 30 cm? What was the average speed of the ball?

a)

5 seconds

b)

30 seconds

c)

20 seconds

d)

10 seconds

45.

Which line(s) represents a constant speed?

a)

A and B

b)

A and C

c)

B

d)

B and C

46.

Which dot graph shows something speeding up/accelerating?

a)

..  .   .    .     .            .              

b)

.       .     .    .  . .........

c)

..................................

d)

.   .   .   .   .   .   .   .