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Sound and light energy

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
All sounds are made by ____ objects.
a)
warm
b)
cold
c)
reflecting
d)
vibrating
2.
Sound is a kind of energy that travels in ___.
a)
waves
b)
currents
c)
wires
d)
groups
3.
___ is a measure of how high or low a sound is.
a)
pitch
b)
amplitude
c)
temperature
d)
length
4.
The farther away you are from a sound, the ___ the sound will be.
a)
softer
b)
louder
c)
higher
d)
lower
5.
A sound reflection, in which sound bounces off of an object, is called an ___.
a)
eardrum
b)
echo
c)
refraction
d)
sound wave
6.
As sound waves move away from their source, the sound becomes:
a)
louder
b)
softer
c)
faster
d)
slower
7.
This sound wave has a:
a)
high pitch
b)
low pitch
8.
This sound wave has a: 
a)
high volume
b)
low volume
9.
This sound wave has a: 
a)
high pitch
b)
low pitch
10.
This sound wave has a:
a)
high volume
b)
low volume
11.

Sound is caused by

a)

force

b)

vibrations

c)

instruments

12.

The measure of how high or low a sound is called its

a)

amplitude

b)

compression

c)

speed of sound

d)

pitch

13.
Which word describes how LOUD a sound is?
a)
volume
b)
pitch
c)
frequency
d)
tone
14.
How can you make a sound louder?
a)
move away from the sound
b)
use more energy to create the sound
c)
use less energy to make the sound
d)
use a smaller number of objects to create the sound
15.
Objects that vibrate more quickly create 
a)
low pitches
b)
high pitches
16.

Sound is caused by?

a)

friction

b)

vibrations

c)

instruments

17.

One example of sound energy is: ___________

a)

Lamp

b)

Table

c)

Radio

18.

___________:It is sound vibrations that we hear with our ears.

a)

Light energy

b)

Sound energy

c)

Heat energy

19.

The chracteristics of sound are: ______

a)

Loudness, pitch and brightness

b)

Loudness, pitch and color

c)

Loudness, pitch and frequency

20.
What is vibrate?
a)
moving foward
b)
moving backwards
c)
moving back and forth very slow
d)
moving back and forth very fast
21.
The ___________________ is how loud or soft a sound is. 
a)
echo
b)
frequency
c)
pitch
d)
volume
22.

Light travels...

a)

around corners

b)

in a straight line

c)

in waves

d)

in circles

23.

Light bounces off when it is

a)

reflected

b)

absorbed

c)

refracted

d)

transmitted

24.
Light bends when it is 
a)
refracted
b)
reflected
c)
absorbed
25.

Lenses, like camera lenses or microscopes...

a)

reflect light

b)

refract light

c)

absorb light

26.

When we see a rainbow, we see

a)

light being reflected

b)

light being refracted

c)

light being absorbed

27.
When light is reflected it...
a)
slows down.
b)
bounces back.
c)
bends in many directions.
d)
stops.
28.
Light that bends has been ____________________
a)
teleported
b)
reflected
c)
charged
d)
refracted
29.
A lens that is thicker in the center and thinner at the edges and bends light inwards is a ____________________
a)
concave lens
b)
convex lens
30.
When light can easily pass through an object, we say that that object is ___ .
a)
transparent
b)
translucent
c)
opaque
d)
transported
31.
When light partially passed through an object, we say that that object is ____ .
a)
translucent
b)
transparent
c)
opaque
d)
optical
32.
When light cannot pass through an object, we say that that object is ____ .
a)
opaque
b)
transparent
c)
translucent
d)
translated
33.
prism
a)
reflection
b)
refraction
c)
absorption
34.
mirror
a)
absorbs
b)
reflects 
c)
refracts
35.

Solar energy comes from the:

a)

space

b)

sun

c)

clouds

d)

air

36.

When energy is moved from one place to another without changing form, this is called energy ___________.

a)

transformation

b)

transmigration

c)

transfer

d)

titration

37.

Which form of radiation is used to check if a person is a broken bone or not?

a)

infrared radiation

b)

visible light

c)

ultraviolet rays

d)

X-ray radiation