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Sound and Light

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which demonstrates that light travels in straight lines?

a)

the forming of shadows

b)

the brightness of the Sun

c)

the speed of light

d)

the rainbow effect

2.

Reflection occurs when

a)

light goes through a surface.

b)

light strikes a surface and bounces off.

c)

light bends.

d)

light shines in your eyes.

3.

Which object will reflect the most light?

a)

wax paper

b)

newspaper

c)

glass

d)

book

4.

By passing white light through a prism, you can tell

a)

the mass of the prism.

b)

the original source of the light.

c)

that blue light is brighter than white light.

d)

that white light is actually a mixture of different colors.

5.

The sun is what type of light source?

a)

reflective

b)

artificial

c)

natural

d)

mirror

6.

What type of object is a science book?

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

d)

paper

7.

Which of the following is true?

a)

Sound waves are all the same.

b)

Light travels in quickly in one direction.

c)

Sound can only travel through air.

d)

Sound waves travel faster than light waves.

8.

Which of the following would be considered an artificial light source?

a)

light bulb

b)

moon

c)

star

d)

sun

9.

Sound waves can travel through:

a)

only air

b)

only gas

c)

only water

d)

solid, liquid, and gas

10.

What type of object is a window?

a)

paper

b)

translucent

c)

transparent

d)

opaque

11.

When light bends, it is known as

a)

reflection

b)

translucent

c)

refraction

d)

absorption

12.

What phrase best describes a low pitched sound?

a)

fewer sound waves per second

b)

high frequency

c)

very tall sound waves

d)

more sound waves per second

13.

The frequency of a sound describes

a)

the number of sound waves per second and determines pitch.

b)

how the sound is absorbed.

c)

what type of medium the wave is traveling through

d)

how tall the sound waves are and determines volume.

14.

Sound is

a)

translucent

b)

opaque

c)

energy we can hear.

d)

transparent

15.

Hilda shouts "hey" in an empty hall at the shopping mall. The sound bounces off the walls and she hears "hey" over and over again. Hilda has just made

a)

an echo.

b)

a circuit.

c)

a wavelength.

d)

a recording.

16.

All sound is made by

a)

magnetism.

b)

vibrations.

c)

heat energy.

d)

reflections.

17.

When a sound is louder what measurement gets bigger?

a)

Frequency

b)

Amplitude

c)

Wavelength

d)

Crest

18.
What is this image an example of?
a)
Reflection
b)
Diffusion
c)
Refraction
19.
_____ is a lens that is thicker in the middle.
a)
Convex
b)
Concave
20.
_____ is a lens that is thinner in the middle..
a)
Convex
b)
Concave