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Week 22 Quiz 6th Grade

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Bouncing of a light ray when it strikes a reflecting surface is called.........

a)

Refraction

b)

Dispersion

c)

Reflection

d)

Diffraction

2.

Why does the straw appear to be bent?

a)

light is reflected

b)

light is absorbed

c)

light is turned

d)

light is refracted

3.

What is the best explanation for Mickey seeing himself in the mirror?

a)

refraction

b)

absorbed

c)

reflection

d)

flipped

4.
When light bends it is ______
a)
Reflection
b)
Absorption
c)
refraction 
d)
optical density
5.
When light bounces back it is _____
a)
Reflected
b)
Refracted
c)
Absorbed
d)
Optical Density
6.
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
7.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
8.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
9.
We see shadows because light travels in a __________________ line.
a)
curved
b)
straight
c)
rainbow
10.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
11.

The question mark is next to the __________ energy.

a)

Transmitted

b)

Reflected

c)

Absorbed

d)

Potential

12.

The question mark is next to the ______________ energy

a)

Reflected

b)

Transmitted

c)

Absorbed

d)

Mechanical

13.

The question mark is next to the _____________ energy.

a)

Reflected

b)

Transmitted

c)

Absorbed

d)

Nuclear

14.
What does reflection mean?
a)
It is when the light changes the material and the direction of it changes as well. 
b)
It is when the material is rebounding the light.
15.
How does light travel
a)
It curves around corners
b)
Really slow
c)
In a straight line
d)
In circles
16.

What type of behavior is represented by the diagram?

a)

transmission

b)

scattering

c)

reflection

d)

refraction

17.

Why does the sky look blue during midday and red during sunset

a)

Reflection of light

b)

Refraction of light

c)

Dispersion of Light

d)

Scattering of Light

18.

Which of the following is example light scattering ?

( There CAN be more than 1 answer)

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

The length of a crest (peak) or trough measured from the middle line.

a)

Wavelength

b)

Frequency

c)

Amplitude

d)

Medium

20.

The high points of a transverse wave.

a)

Crest (peak)

b)

Trough

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

21.

The low points of a transverse wave.

a)

Crest (peak)

b)

Trough

c)

Amplitude

d)

Wavelength

22.

The distance between any two crests (peaks) or troughs.

a)

Frequency

b)

Amplitude

c)

Wavelength

d)

Transverse

23.

The number of times the wavelength occurs in one second, measured in units called hertz.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Wavelength

c)

Medium

d)

Frequency

24.

All waves carry ______________.

a)

Sound

b)

Light

c)

Water

d)

Energy

25.

What does the arrow in the picture represent?

a)

amplitude

b)

wavelength

c)

frequency

d)

trough

26.

What does the arrow in the picture represent?

a)

wavelength

b)

echolocation

c)

amplitude

d)

peak

27.

If the amplitude increases, the energy of the wave:

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

28.

The highest point of a wave is called what?

a)

trough

b)

wavelength

c)

peak

d)

amplitude

29.

What happens when you increase the amplitude of a sound?

a)

it makes the sound louder

b)

it makes the sound travel faster

c)

it makes the sound softer

d)

it changes the pitch or note of the sound

30.

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

31.

Which wave in the diagram has the longest wavelength?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

32.

What is measured from crest to crest or trough to trough?

a)

mediums

b)

resting position

c)

wavelength

d)

origin

33.

Higher pitches have more waves.

a)

True (Periodic)

b)

False (nah bro)

34.

A low-pitch voice would sound like a deep voice.

a)

Very true, professor.

b)

No, professor.