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WorksheetsBerner - Light and Sound
Total questions: 104
Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins
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Class
Date
1.
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.
2.
Which images are opaque?
a)
A & C
b)
A,C,E, & F
c)
D, E, & F
d)
A & E
3.
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
4.
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
5.
Smooth surfaces _______ a lot of light.
a)
reflect
b)
bend
c)
absorb
d)
twist
6.
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
7.
Another name for light bending is ....
a)
Reflaction
b)
Absorbing
c)
Refraction
d)
mirror
8.
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
9.
Opaque means...
a)
No light passes through it
b)
All light passes through it
c)
Some light passes through it
10.
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
11.
_____ is a lens that is thicker in the middle and makes an object appear bigger.
a)
prism
b)
convex lens
c)
concave lens
d)
mirror
12.
______ is a lens that is thicker on its edges and makes an object appear smaller?
a)
mirror
b)
convex lens
c)
concave lens
d)
prism
13.
The color you see is the color that is ___.
a)
reflected
b)
absorbed
14.
___________ is a from of energy that we can see with our eyes.
a)
shadow
b)
light
c)
energy
d)
reflection
15.
Which term means to bounce off the surface of something?
a)
Refract
b)
Absorb
c)
Reflect
d)
prism
16.
Band of color in a rainbow, or from a light passing through a prism.
a)
Spectrum
b)
Space
c)
Prism
d)
Refraction
17.
Fill in the blank with the best answer: After light passes through a convex lens the light comes together at a __________.
a)
Spot
b)
Focal point
c)
point
d)
Local Point
18.
The bending of waves as they pass from one substance into another.
a)
Reaction
b)
Reflection
c)
Refraction
d)
Repost
19.
The term for any wave that hits a surface and bounces off
a)
Transparent
b)
Translucent
c)
Refraction
d)
Reflection
20.
Blurs light as it passes through
a)
Transparent
b)
Translucent
c)
Opaque
d)
Refraction
21.
Allows most light through
a)
eflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Translucent
d)
Transparent
22.
Which color absorbs all light?
a)
White
b)
Black
c)
Orange
d)
Green
23.
The lowest part of the wave is?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
rarefaction
d)
wavelength
24.
The highest point on a wave
a)
trough
b)
amplitude
c)
crest
d)
wavelength
25.
When light shines through a prism it creates a ________________
a)
colors
b)
ROY G. BIV
c)
spectrum
d)
electromagnetic wave
26.
Material that allows light to pass through allowing you to see "clearly" to the other side
a)
opaque
b)
translucent
c)
transparent
27.
Light is a form of
a)
energy
b)
radiation
c)
reflection
28.
Wax paper or a foggy window is an example of what type of material.
a)
transparent
b)
translucent
c)
opaque
29.
Light travels in a straight line
a)
True
b)
False
30.
Visible light is ...
a)
Light bulb
b)
sun
c)
light that we can see with our natural eye
d)
fire
31.
What is reflection in simple terms?
a)
Soaks up light
b)
Passes through
c)
light bounces off
32.
All light has a SOURCE, or something it comes from.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
Which are the two type of light sources?
a)
Artificial and Natural
b)
Natural and Invented
c)
Artificial and Not Artificial
d)
All of them
34.
Which of these are examples of NATURAL sources of light?
a)
Sun
b)
Stars
c)
Lightning
d)
ALL of them
35.
Which of these are examples of ARTIFICIAL sources of light?
a)
Lightbulbs
b)
Neon signs
c)
Televisions
d)
ALL of them
36.
Which objects REFLECT more light?
a)
Shiny objects
b)
Dull objects (not shiny)
37.
_______ is when light hits and object and it BOUNCES off.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
38.
Things make shadows because they ______ light.
a)
BLOCK
b)
PASS
39.
Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?
a)
Air
b)
Empty space
c)
Metal
d)
Water
40.
Sound is caused by?
a)
force
b)
vibrations
c)
instruments
41.
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
42.
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
43.
Sound is a form of?
a)
energy
b)
pitch
c)
volume
44.
Measure of how high or low a sound is
a)
amplitude
b)
compression
c)
speed of sound
d)
pitch
45.
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.
46.
An object that does not vibrate cannot produce
a)
sound
b)
light
c)
heat
d)
electricity
47.
What medium does sound travel through slowest?
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
d)
trees
48.
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.
49.
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
50.
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
51.
Sound moves in a _________.
a)
Transverse wave
b)
Longitudinal wave
52.
Soft surfaces _______ sound waves.
a)
Reflect
b)
Absorb
53.
If you had to make some headphones to isolate sound, which material would you use?
a)
Soft, because they absorb sound.
b)
Hard, because they reflect sound.
54.
Which is NOT a medium?
a)
solid
b)
pitch
c)
liquid
d)
gas
55.
In which medium does sound travel fastest?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
56.
In which medium does sound travel slowest?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
57.
Sound travels in which direction?
a)
down
b)
forward
c)
up
d)
all directions
58.
If a sound bounces back it is called ______________.
a)
frequency
b)
sound
c)
pitch
d)
an echo
59.
Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?
a)
Air
b)
Empty space
c)
Metal
d)
Water
60.
Sound is caused by?
a)
force
b)
vibrations
c)
instruments
61.
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
62.
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
63.
Measure of how high or low a sound is
a)
amplitude
b)
compression
c)
speed of sound
d)
pitch
64.
An object that does not vibrate cannot produce
a)
sound
b)
light
c)
heat
d)
electricity
65.
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
66.
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
67.
What medium (solid, liquid, gas) does sound travel fastest through?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
68.
How is sound produced?
a)
By the vibration of particles
b)
By the transfer of particles
69.
Area of a longitudinal wave where particles are CLOSE together.
a)
Compression
b)
Rarefaction
70.
Area of a longitudinal wave where particles are APART.
a)
Compression
b)
Rarefaction
71.
The reflection of sound waves off of a hard surface can create ______.
a)
A wave
b)
An echo
72.
___________ measures how close or far particles are.
a)
Amplitude
b)
Frequency
73.
________ describes how LOUD a sound is.
a)
Amplitude
b)
Frequency
74.
____________ is determined by sound wave's frequency.
a)
Compression
b)
Pitch
75.
___________ affects how fast or slow sound waves travel.
a)
Temperature
b)
Speed
c)
Amplitude
d)
Frequency
76.
Sound waves travel farther through ________ media, like water or steel.
a)
Dense
b)
Light
77.
_______ is how high or low we listen/perceive a sound.
a)
Pitch
b)
Frequency
c)
Amplitude
d)
I don't know
78.
If you had to make some headphones to isolate sound, which material would you use?
a)
Soft, because they absorb sound.
b)
Hard, because they reflect sound.
79.
Sound occurs when air ______ are forced together.
a)
cold
b)
molecules
c)
pitches
d)
frequency
80.
Pitch can be changed by changing how fast the object _____________.
a)
vibrates
b)
changes
c)
velocity
d)
shifts
81.
Low pitches are produced by objects vibrating _______________.
a)
quickly
b)
slowly
82.
High pitches are produced by objects vibrating _______________.
a)
quickly
b)
slowly
83.
Sound must travel through a ______ to move from one place to another.
a)
space
b)
pitch
c)
medium
d)
frequency
84.
True or false: You can hear me scream in space.
a)
true
b)
false
85.
Which is NOT a medium?
a)
solid
b)
pitch
c)
liquid
d)
gas
86.
Sound travels at the _______ speed in different mediums.
a)
same
b)
different
87.
When frequency is high, the pitch is ____.
a)
high
b)
low
88.
When frequency is low, the pitch is ____.
a)
high
b)
low
89.
The bending of light when it moves through one kind of matter to another is.....
a)
absorption
b)
reflection
c)
refraction
d)
a rainbow
90.
The bouncing of light off an object is ....
a)
a mirror
b)
absorption
c)
reflection
d)
refraction
91.
The taking in of light by a material....
a)
absorption
b)
reflection
c)
refraction
d)
dark colors
92.
Light is a kind of.....
a)
reflection
b)
energy
c)
heat
d)
matter
93.
What happens to light after it hits a mirror?
a)
It goes through the mirror and bend.
b)
It goes straight through the mirror.
c)
It goes around the mirror.
d)
It bounces off the mirror.
94.
Which of these describes how light travels through an empty space?
a)
It travels straight but may change direction to avoid objects.
b)
It changes direction often even if there are no objects.
c)
It comes to a stop after it travels a certain distance.
d)
It travels in a straight line without stopping.
95.
What does the pencil in this picture show about light?
a)
Light is refracted when it hits a curved object.
b)
Light is reflected when it hits a curved object.
c)
Light is refracted when it passes from air into water.
d)
Light is reflected when it passes from air into water.
96.
What surface best reflects light?
a)
dull
b)
shiny
c)
clear
d)
black
97.
What kind of path does light take?
a)
It travels in a straight line until it hits something or goes through it.
b)
It bounces off all objects.
c)
It curves around all objects.
d)
It goes through all objects.
98.
How is refraction different from reflection.
a)
Reflection is the bouncing of light off an object and refraction is the bending of light when it moves through one kind of matter to another.
b)
Reflections is the bending of light when it moves through one kind of matter to another and refraction is the bouncing of light off an object.
99.
What happens when an object is opaque?
a)
all light is able to pass through
b)
no light is able to pass through
c)
some light is able to pass through
d)
it is black
100.
Why do we see a GREEN leaf?
a)
because humans color it that color
b)
because it absorbs green and reflects all the other colors
c)
it absorbs every color except for green
101.
What does it mean to refract?
a)
bounce off
b)
to bend
c)
curve outward
d)
reflect
102.
Why do we see objects as black?
a)
They absorb all the light
b)
They reflect all the light
c)
They absorb some light and reflect
103.
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
104.
What does transparent mean?
a)
some light is able to pass through
b)
no light is able to pass through
c)
all light is able to pass through
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