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sound, light, mirror, and lenses chapter test

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a curved piece of glass or other transparent material that is used to refract light is called ________

a)

mirror

b)

lens

c)

reflector

d)

optical fiber

2.

a material that reflects or absorbs any light that strikes it is ______

a)

opaque

b)

transparent

c)

translucent

d)

concave

3.

what happens when light passes from air into water?

a)

the light speeds up

b)

the light continues at the same speed

c)

the light slows down

d)

the light forms a mirage

4.

frosted glass and wax paper are ______

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

clear

d)

opaque

5.

the blending of light rays as they enter a new medium is called?

a)

diffuse reflection

b)

regular reflection

c)

refraction

d)

diffraction

6.

what happens when parallel rays of light hit a smooth surface?

a)

diffuse reflection

b)

diffraction

c)

refraction

d)

regular reflection

7.

when the surface of a mirror curves inward, like the inside of a bowl, it is called a _______

a)

plane mirror

b)

convex mirror

c)

concave mirror

d)

diffuse mirror

8.

because the light ray never meet, a concave lens can produce ______

a)

no image

b)

both real and virtual images

c)

only a real image

d)

only a virtual image

9.

the primary colors of light are ______

a)

red, yellow, and blue

b)

yellow, cyan, and magenta

c)

red, green, and blue

d)

red, orange, and yellow

10.

colored substance that are used to color other materials are called ______

a)

pigment

b)

lenses

c)

mirages

d)

filters

11.

the colored ring of muscle that control size of the pupil is called the _______

a)

cornea

b)

iris

c)

lens

d)

retina

12.

the signals generated by the rods and cones are carried to your brain by the _____.

a)

cornea

b)

pupil

c)

optic nerve

d)

lens

13.

a person is nearsighted if he or she______?

a)

can see far away things very well

b)

as eyeballs that are a little to short

c)

as eyeballs that are little to long

d)

sees nearby object as blurry

14.

what instrument use lenses or mirrors to collect and focus light from distant objects?

a)

microscope

b)

optical fibers

c)

telescopes

d)

lasers

15.

which device uses lenses to focus light rays and record an image of an object on photographic films?

a)

microscope

b)

reflecting telescope

c)

refracting telescope

d)

camera

16.

clear glass, water, and air are examples of what kind of material?

a)

opaque

b)

fluid

c)

translucent

d)

transparent

17.

what occurs when parallel rays of light hit a rough or bumpy surfaces?

a)

regular reflection

b)

diffuse reflection

c)

refraction

d)

diffraction

18.

the transparent front surface of the eyes is called the ______.

a)

cornea

b)

iris

c)

pupil

d)

retina

19.

rod and cone are the light-sensitive cells on the______?

a)

cornea

b)

iris

c)

pupil

d)

retina

20.

what type of image does a plane mirror produce?

a)

real and inverted

b)

virtual and inverted

c)

real and upright

d)

virtual and upright

21.

the speed of sound depends on______?

a)

the loudness of the sound

b)

the pitch of the sound

c)

the source of the sound

d)

the properties of the medium it travels through

22.

the amount of energy a sound wave carries per second through a unit area is its_________.

a)

loudness

b)

intensity

c)

frequency

d)

pitch

23.

loudness, or sound level, is measured in units called______.

a)

decibel

b)

hertz

c)

meters per second

d)

watts per square meter

24.

the pitch of a sound that you hear depends on the sound wave's_______.

a)

loudness

b)

frequency

c)

intensity

d)

speed

25.

what is a mixture of sound waves that do not sound pleasing together called?

a)

music

b)

noise

c)

timbre

d)

pitch

26.

the basic groups of musical instruments are_______.

a)

stringed, woodwind, and brass

b)

stringed, wind, and percussion

c)

brass, woodwind, and percussion

d)

stringed, woodwind, and percussion

27.

a mirage is caused by________as light passes through layers of air at different temperatures.

a)

refraction

b)

reflection

28.

a convex lens is_________in the center than at its edges.

a)

thicker

b)

thinner

29.

the hammer, anvil, and stirrup are bones that make up the________ear,

a)

outer

b)

middle

30.

a (an)___________material is one that allows light to pass through it, but not very well.

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

31.

diffuse_________ occurs when parallel ray of light hit a bumpy, or uneven, surface.

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

32.

because of refraction , glass prisms separate white light into a visible__________of colors.

a)

pitch

b)

spectrum

33.

as parallel rays of light pass through a (an)___________lens, they are bent toward the center of the lens.

a)

concave

b)

convex

34.

the___________is the part of the eyes that looks black.

a)

pupil

b)

retina

35.

a (an)_________is a three-dimensional photograph created by using a laser.

a)

prism

b)

hologram

36.

a (an)______________uses a combination of lenses to form enlarged images of very small objects.

a)

microscope

b)

telescope

37.

the type of image formed by the lens of a camera is a (an)_________image.

a)

inverted

b)

parallel

38.

if two sounds waves differ in intensity, the wave that is more intense sounds_____________.

a)

louder

b)

quite

39.

the ear canal ends at a tightly stretched membrane called the_____________.

a)

middle ear

b)

eardrum

40.

the___________is a liquid-filled cavity in the inner ear.

a)

retina

b)

cochlea

41.

An echo is a (an)__________sound waves.

a)

reflected

b)

refraction

42.

the use of sound waves by some bats to navigate and find food is called____________________?

a)

echo location

b)

sound waves

43.

the change in the frequency of waves produced by a moving source is called the_____________.

a)

Doppler

b)

ripple

44.

what type of lens is shown?

a)

plane

b)

convex

c)

concave

d)

virtual

45.

what effect does the lens have on parallel light rays passing through it?

a)

the ray just keep going straight

b)

cause the ray to move closer together

c)

cause them to go all over the place and cross path

d)

causes then to move apart

46.

on which side of the lens would the focal point appear to be ?

a)

up

b)

left

c)

down

d)

right

47.

what type of image does this lens form?

a)

virtual

b)

real

c)

picture

d)

no image