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Heat, Light and Sound

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the direction of of heat transfer?

a)

from hot to cold

b)

from bottom to top

c)

from cold to hot

d)

from side to side

2.

How is heat transferred in solid materials?

a)

through convection

b)

through radiation

c)

through conduction

d)

through vacuum

3.

What happens to a liquid when heated?

a)

it remains the same

b)

it increases volume

c)

it increases in temperature

d)

it increases in water level

4.

What may happen to a solid when it is continuously exposed to heat?

a)

it may become heavier

b)

it may decrease in volume

c)

it may expand

d)

it may melt

5.

When heat is transferred through gases it is called______

a)

convection

b)

radiation

c)

conduction

d)

roasting

6.

Light travels in a straight line when it passes through a single medium.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

The light that strikes a thick cardboard bends and find another way to pass through it.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

8.

Light rays could not be blocked and they could pass through all types of materials since they travel on a straight line.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

A laser is a narrow but powerful beam of light capable of travelling far distance on a straight line.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

Optical fibers are used in communication, medicine and industry

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

11.

When the sound travels through solids, the vibration of the particles occurs __________.

a)

fast

b)

slowly

c)

moderately

d)

irregularly

12.

How sound travels through air?

a)

vey fast

b)

very slow

c)

in jumping motion

d)

fast in random manner

13.

In which medium can sound wave travel faster?

a)

solids

b)

liquids

c)

gases

d)

all of these

14.

What affects the speed of sound as it travels?

a)

Person receiving it

b)

the nature of material

c)

the origin of the sound

d)

loudness of the sound

15.

Which of the following statements about sound is correct?

a)

sound cannot travel through a solid

b)

sound travel faster in liquid than in solids

c)

sound travel faster in solids than in air

d)

the travel of sound is not affected by the medium through which it travels.