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WorksheetsWaves: Light and Sound
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 44mins
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Class
Date
1.
Sound is caused by?
a)
force
b)
vibrations
c)
instruments
2.
Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?
a)
Air
b)
Empty space
c)
Metal
d)
Water
3.
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
4.
What is frequency?
a)
the number of vibrations per second
b)
how high or low a sound is
c)
the loudness or softness of a sound
d)
the back and forth movement of matter
5.
Sound is a form of?
a)
energy
b)
pitch
c)
volume
6.
Measure of how high or low a sound is
a)
amplitude
b)
compression
c)
speed of sound
d)
pitch
7.
A longer string makes a _______ pitch than a short string.
a)
louder
b)
softer
c)
higher
d)
lower
8.
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
9.
The highest pitch is made by the _______ instrument.
a)
biggest
b)
wooden
c)
smallest
d)
shiniest
10.
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.
11.
An object that does not vibrate cannot produce
a)
sound
b)
light
c)
heat
d)
electricity
12.
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
13.
Sound moves in a _________.
a)
Transverse wave
b)
Longitudinal wave
14.
How is sound produced?
a)
By the vibration of particles
b)
By the transfer of particles
15.
Area of a longitudinal wave where particles are CLOSE together.
a)
Compression
b)
Rarefaction
16.
Area of a longitudinal wave where particles are APART.
a)
Compression
b)
Rarefaction
17.
___________ measures how close or far particles are.
a)
Amplitude
b)
Frequency
18.
The reflection of sound waves off of a hard surface can create ______.
a)
A wave
b)
An echo
19.
Soft surfaces _______ sound waves.
a)
Reflect
b)
Absorb
20.
_______ is the number of waves that pass a certain point at an specific time.
a)
Frequency
b)
Pitch
c)
Amplitude
d)
I don't know
21.
____________ is determined by sound wave's frequency.
a)
Compression
b)
Pitch
22.
What does refletion mean?
a)
It is when the light changes the material and the direction of it changes as well.
b)
It is when the material is rebounding the light.
23.
Which images are opaque?
a)
A & C
b)
A,C,E, & F
c)
D, E, & F
d)
A & E
24.
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
25.
When a rainbow is formed outside naturally, what causes the light to refract?
a)
A. Small raindrops
b)
B. Sunlight rays
c)
C. Tiny mirrors
d)
D. Glass prisms
26.
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
27.
Smooth surfaces _______ a lot of light.
a)
reflect
b)
bend
c)
absorb
d)
twist
28.
Another name for light bending is ....
a)
Reflaction
b)
Absorbing
c)
Refraction
d)
mirror
29.
Luminous means...
a)
Gives out its own light
b)
Reflects light from other things
30.
The Law of Reflection:
The angle of incidence is _________ the angle of reflection
The angle of incidence is _________ the angle of reflection
a)
bigger than
b)
the same as
c)
smaller than
32.
Opaque means...
a)
No light passes through it
b)
All light passes through it
c)
Some light passes through it
32.
Opaque means...
a)
No light passes through it
b)
All light passes through it
c)
Some light passes through it
33.
When light passes through a prism the light is bent and breaks into the visible spectrum. What color bends the most and has the shortest wavelength?
a)
Red
b)
Yellow
c)
Blue
d)
Violet
34.
The color you see is the color that is ___.
a)
reflected
b)
absorbed
35.
Which term means to bounce off the surface of something?
a)
Refract
b)
Absorb
c)
Reflect
d)
prism
36.
___________ is a from of energy that we can see with our eyes.
a)
shadow
b)
light
c)
energy
d)
reflection
37.
Band of color in a rainbow, or from a light passing through a prism.
a)
Spectrum
b)
Space
c)
Prism
d)
Refraction
38.
The bending of waves as they pass from one substance into another.
a)
Reaction
b)
Reflection
c)
Refraction
d)
Repost
39.
The term for any wave that hits a surface and bounces off
a)
Transparent
b)
Translucent
c)
Refraction
d)
Reflection
40.
Blurs light as it passes through
a)
Transparent
b)
Translucent
c)
Opaque
d)
Refraction
41.
Allows most light through
a)
eflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Translucent
d)
Transparent
42.
White light is made up of _________________ colors.
a)
10
b)
3
c)
7
d)
70
43.
If light strikes a mirror at a 50⁰ angle, what angle will it come off of the mirror?
a)
50⁰
b)
70⁰
c)
45⁰
d)
30⁰
44.
Which color absorbs all light?
a)
White
b)
Black
c)
Orange
d)
Green
45.
Which color reflects all light?
a)
White
b)
Black
c)
Orange
d)
Green
46.
Cell phones use_____________waves.
a)
Microwaves
b)
Gamma
c)
XRays
d)
Radio
47.
________________ are waves used by cops to test the speed of your car with RADAR.
a)
Ultraviolet
b)
Infrared
c)
Radio
d)
Microwaves
48.
______waves can help sterilize medical equipment by killing bacteria.
a)
Infrared
b)
Visible
c)
Gamma
d)
Ultraviolet
49.
EM waves________________travel through space.
a)
Never
b)
Cannot
c)
Can
d)
Wish they could
50.
Cancer can be treated with_______________waves.
a)
Penicillin
b)
Radio
c)
Infrared
d)
Gamma
51.
______ waves are vibrations in electrical and magnetic fields.
a)
Sound
b)
Mechanical
c)
Electromagnetic
d)
Compression
52.
Which section of the spectrum is the ONLY one we can see?
a)
X-rays
b)
Visible Light
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
Ultraviolet Rays
53.
Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the lowest frequency/energy
a)
Gamma Rays
b)
Radio Waves
c)
Visible Light
d)
Infrared rays
54.
Which has the SHORTEST wavelength and, therefore, the highest frequency/most energy
a)
Radio waves
b)
Ultraviolet Rays
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
X-rays
55.
Select the correct order of waves on the EMS
a)
Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
b)
Gamma, X-ray, Ultra, Vis, Infra, Micro, Radio
c)
Vis, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio
d)
Micro, Radio, Vis, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
56.
Which color has the highest frequency?
a)
red
b)
orange
c)
green
d)
blue
57.
Which color has the least amount of energy?
a)
red
b)
orange
c)
green
d)
blue
58.
How much of the electromagnetic spectrum is visible?
a)
All of it
b)
None of it
c)
Most of it
d)
Only a small part
59.
Which of the following electromagnetic waves has the lowest energy?
a)
infrared light
b)
visible light
c)
ultraviolet light
d)
x-rays
60.
Which of the following electromagnetic waves has the highest energy?
a)
radio waves
b)
microwaves
c)
infrared light
d)
visible light
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