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Sound and Light

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What happens to light when it hits a shirt that appears blue?

a)

The blue light is reflected, the others colors are absorbed

b)

The blue light is absorbed, the other colors are reflected.

c)

The blue light is refracted, the other colors are transmitted

d)

The blue light is blocked.

2.
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 
3.

4. What separates white light into different colors?

a)

transmission

b)

absorption

c)

dispersion

d)

refraction

4.

This image shows light rays that________. An object observed through this type of lens would be _____________.

a)

converge, magnified

b)

diverge, magnified

c)

converge, reduced in size

d)

diverge, reduced in size

5.

When light rays spread apart, we say they

a)

converge

b)

diverge

c)

refract

d)

diffract

6.

Light bends and scatters as it passes through small gaps. This is known as

a)

Diffraction

b)

Refraction

c)

Dispersion

d)

Absorption

7.

Select all of the primary colors of light

a)

Red

b)

Yellow

c)

Green

d)

Blue

e)

Violet

8.
What is this called?
a)
refraction
b)
reflection
c)
reconstroction
d)
retraction
9.
If you want to change the pitch of a sound, you have to change the ___
a)
frequency
b)
amplitude
c)
speed
d)
volume
10.

As explained with the Doppler Effect, as a sound source approaches and then moves past a stationary observer, the observer will hear

a)

a steady rise in pitch

b)

a sudden drop in pitch

c)

a drop in pitch, then a rise in pitch

d)

a rise in pitch, then a drop in pitch

11.
True or False: Sound travels better through solids than through liquids
a)
True 
b)
False
12.

Sound waves are what kind of wave? Select as many as apply.

a)

Longitudinal

b)

Transverse

c)

Surface

d)

Electromagnetic

e)

Mechanical

13.
When two waves are aligned and come together to create a wave with a larger amplitude that is called:
a)
Resonance
b)
Constructive Interference
c)
Doppler Effect
d)
Destructive Interference
14.

The phenomenon that is created by two items side by side that emit frequencies that differ by only a small amount

a)

Resonance

b)

Beats

c)

Echo

d)

Sonic Boom

15.

Sounds above 20,000 Hz are

a)

route44sonic

b)

Hedgehogsonic

c)

Supersonic

d)

Infrasonic

16.
A wave travels through a long rope with a wavelength of 20 m and a frequency of 4 Hz.  What is the velocity of the wave?
a)
0.2 m/s
b)
5 m/s
c)
80 m/s
d)
320 m/s
17.
Which of the following forms of electromagnetic radiation has the lowest frequency,longest wavelength, and carries the least amount of energy?
a)
radio
b)
gamma
c)
infrared
d)
visible