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Light And Sound Part 2

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 18hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following travels faster?

a)

Light

b)

Sound

2.

Light travels in……

a)

Transverse Waves

b)

Longitudinal Waves

c)

Compression Waves

3.

Light travels in….

a)

Straight lines

b)

Curvy lines

4.

Light can travel through…..

a)

Mediums

b)

Vacuums

5.

What is the speed of light in a vacuum? In m/s

(a)  

6.

What is the speed of sound? In m/s

(a)  

7.

An object you can see through clearly is a/an ……… object

a)

Transparent

b)

Translucent

c)

Opaque

8.

An object that does not transmit light is a/an ……. object

a)

Transparent

b)

Translucent

c)

Opaque

9.

An object which can transmit some light is a/an ……… object

a)

Transparent

b)

Translucent

c)

Opaque

10.

Things that create their own light are….……….

a)

Luminous objects

b)

Non-luminous objects

11.

The sun and lightbulbs are ………

a)

Luminous

b)

Non-luminous

12.

Animals that produce their own light are called….

(a)  

13.

Many animals that dwell in caves or in deep ocean are…

(a)  

14.

True or false: Absorption is the process in which light is absorbed by matter and converted into energy

a)

True

b)

False

15.

True or false: A photon is a particle of light defined as a discrete bundle of electromagnetic energy.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

True or false: Reflection of light occurs whenever a ray of light falls on a smooth polished surface and bounces back.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Light travels in…..

a)

Straight lines

b)

Wavy lines

18.

True or false: The moon is luminous

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Which of the following statements are true.

a)

Light travels on straight lines

b)

Light travels in wavy lines

c)

Light does not travel in wavy lines

d)

Light does not travel in straight lines

20.

Light is a form of…….

(a)  

21.

Which of the following statements are true

a)

Our eyes produce light

b)

We see things because light from a light source reflects off an object and enters our eyes

c)

If there is no light source, the light can not bounce off objects and we are unable to see them

22.

Materials used for shadow puppetry must be…..

a)

Transparent

b)

Translucent

c)

Opaque

23.

When an opaque object blocks light from a light source, a ……. is created

(a)  

24.

Plastic, butter paper, and frosted glass are examples of……

a)

Transparent objects

b)

Translucent objects

c)

Opaque objects

25.

Light travels ……….. from the sun to the Earth

a)

2 minutes

b)

4 minutes

c)

8 minutes

d)

16 minutes

e)

100 minutes

26.

The sun, a light globe, TV screen, and fire are….

a)

Luminous objects

b)

Non-luminous objects

27.

A book, and the moon are…..

a)

Luminous objects

b)

Non-luminous objects

28.

Many …. make up a beam of light

(a)  

29.

What does the EM Spectrum stand for?

(a)  

30.

True or false: Light is apart of the electromagnetic spectrum

a)

True

b)

False

31.

True or False: Light is a type of radiation

a)

True

b)

False

32.

What is the Law of Reflection?

(a)  

33.

Electromagnetic and Water Waves are examples of.….

a)

Transverse Waves

b)

Longitudinal Waves

c)

Compression Waves

34.

Red light has a ……. wavelength than violet light

a)

larger

b)

smaller

35.

Radio waves have a wavelength ……… than that of light

a)

greater

b)

smaller

36.

Microwaves have a wavelength ……. than that of light

a)

Greater

b)

Smaller

37.

What are the common uses of microwaves?

4 lines
38.

What type of waves from the sun give you a sun tan?

(a)  

39.

The angle at which light hits a reflecting surface is called the ……….

(a)  

40.

The …………. is a line drawn at right angles to the mirror, or object that is reflecting the light.

(a)  

41.

Write a statement surrounding the above.

4 lines
42.

Materials that have a zero angle of incidence are called….

(a)  

43.

Scientists use ……. Diagrams to show the path of light as it travels

(a)  

44.

True or false: Light that strikes a smooth, shiny surface does not scatter

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Which of the following statements are true

a)

The Moon appears to glow bright in the night sky

b)

It produces its own light

c)

It does not produce its own light

d)

It reflects light from the sun

e)

It does not reflect light from the sun

46.

What can Optical Illusions use to mislead the brain?

4 lines
47.

What is colour? How do we see colour? Can we see all colours? Describe the colour scale. Expand.

4 lines
48.

Electromagnetic waves are a form of …….

(a)  

49.

Label the eye

4 lines
50.

Label the ear.

4 lines
51.

Sound can travel through a….

a)

vacuum

b)

medium

52.

What does ROYGBIV stand for?

4 lines
53.

Describe white light.

4 lines
54.

Describe how a blue car interacts with colours.

4 lines
55.

If an object is black, it….

4 lines
56.

Sound travels the fastest in

a)

solids

b)

liquids

c)

gases

57.

Sound travels the slowest in…

a)

Solids

b)

Liquids

c)

Gases

58.

Explain the Doppler Effect.

4 lines
59.

What is a sonic boom?

4 lines
60.

The amplitude effects the….

a)

loudness of a sound

b)

pitch of a sound

61.

The frequency effects the…… of a sound

a)

pitch

b)

loudness

62.

Label the parts on this representation

4 lines
63.

Complete

4 lines
64.

For humans, the hearing range is ……….

(a)  

65.

True or false: Waves transmit energy not matter

a)

True

b)

False

66.

The scientific primary colours are….

(a)  

67.

……… is a measure of how many waves pass per second, it’s measured in cycles per second: Hertz

(a)  

68.

White light can be dispersed into the rainbow colours by a ……………..

(a)  

69.

What are Transverse Waves?

4 lines
70.

What are Compression Waves

4 lines