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WorksheetsLight, Sound, and Motion
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 23mins
This is a form of energy you can see
Light
Sound
Friction
Gravity
This material is blocking all light
Transparent
Translucent
Opaque
Light
This material you can clearly see though
Transparent
Translucent
Opaque
Light
This material allows only some light to pass through
Transparent
Translucent
Opaque
Light
Reflect means to:
Bend light waves
Refract
Bounce off a surface
Break
A _________________________ is a curved lens that makes objects appear bigger. Examples include: telescope and magnifying glasses.
Concave Lens
mirror
Reflection
Convex Lens
A _________________________ is a curved lens that makes objects appear smaller and farther away. Example: Side car mirror
Concave Lens
Mirror
Reflection
Convex Lens
The bending of a light wave as it passes from one substance to another is
Reflection
Lens
Refraction
Mirror
A ping pong ball bouncing off a flat table is most like a light ray
reflecting off a mirror
refracting through a lens
refracting through a prism
being absorbed by a dark object
A (a) is a transparent object that separates white light into the colors of the rainbow.
Light waves move in _____________ lines
curved
straight
curly
zig zag
A change that carries energy from one place to another is?
sound
amplitude
vibrate
wave
A form of energy that travels as waves through matter and is produced when matter vibrates is
sound
amplitude
vibrate
wave
the distance between the resting point and a crest or trough of a wave is? (hint, is related to volume)
sound
amplitude
vibrate
wave
to move back and forth quickly is to
sound
amplitude
vibrate
wave
The distance between one crest or trough to the next crest or trough is called the
sound
wave
wavelength
frequency
Sound travels through mediums. A medium for sound can be? Check all that are correct:
solid
liquid
gas
outer space
The _______________ of a sound is how high or low it is?
medium
volume
pitch
light
The _______________ is how loud or soft a sound is.
medium
volume
pitch
light
The higher the frequency of a wave, the higher the
pitch
volume
medium
sound
When you strike thick long strings of a piano, you produce a ______________________ sound.
high pitch
low pitch
medium pitch
no pitch
When you strike short, thin strings of a piano, you produce a ______________________ sound.
high pitch
low pitch
medium pitch
no pitch
The greater the amplitude of a wave, the more energy the wave carries, and the _________________ the sound.
higher
lower
louder
softer
What causes a sound wave to form?
Matter vibrates
Matter stretches
Matter is heated
Matter grows
What should you change to lower the pitch of a sound wave?
speed
amplitude
frequency
direction
Shortening the string between two cups will increase the volume.
True
False
Lengthening the string between two cups will increase the volume.
True
False
A string with more tension carries sound better than one with less tension.
True
False
What kind of simple machine makes it easier to raise an object by using a ramp?
Wedge
Screw
Inclined Plane
Wheel and Axel
Which type of simple machine is made up to two inlinced planes and is in the shape of a V?
Wedge
Screw
Inclined Plane
Wheel and Axel
A _____________ is made up of an inclined plane wrapped around a column and changes a weak circular force to a strong downward force?
Wedge
Screw
Inclined Plane
Wheel and Axel
A __________________ is made up of tow cylinders that turn on the same axis. Examples include steering wheels and doorknobs.
Wedge
Screw
Inclined Plane
Wheel and Axel
Seasaws and can openers are examples of a _______________, they are a stiff bar that moves freely around a fixed point called a fulcrum. These are used to help lift objects.
Wedge
Pulley
Inclined Plane
Lever
A ___________________ is made up of a rope fitted around the rim of a fixed wheel. These are used to raise and lower objects and to move things back and forth.
Wedge
Pulley
Inclined Plane
Lever
The force that pulls objects towards each other is called?
Velocity
Friction
Force
Gravity
A force is ________________________.
A push for a pull
the wind
gravity
May the force be with you!
This force slows and stops motion between two surfaces that are touching
Gravity
Snowboards
Friction
Pulley
This is the measure of speed in a certain direction
Gravity
Force
Motion
Velocity
Green grass appears green because it
absorbs all colors
reflects all colors
reflects only green light
none of the above
Apply a force to an object and you could change its:
shape
speed, direction, or both
nothing
color
Lenses in eyeglasses help people see better because they
refract light
absorb light
block light
reflect light
Throw an apple into the air, and gravity will cause its motion to
move forward, but not up or down
stay the same
accelerate upward, then fall
accelerate downward
Raising or lowering the cab of an elevator is a job for a
wedge
pulley
lever
inclined plane
Ted is pushing a toy box across a carpeted floor. What would make the box travel more slowly?
adding toys
removing toys
replacing the carpet with smooth floor tiles
adding wheels to the bottom box
