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Q3 Post Test 3.4.5 Sound and Light Waves

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
travels through solids fastest because the molecules are closer together
a)
speed of sound
b)
wavelength
c)
frequency
d)
amplitude
2.
How high or low a sound is; depends on the frequency (greater frequency= higher pitch)
a)
pitch
b)
frequency
c)
sound
d)
medium
3.

You and your father inspect an empty house with the hopes of buying it. You walk through the rooms talking to one another, and you notice that your voices and footsteps are echoing in the big, empty house. What causes the echo?

a)

sound waves reflecting off smooth, hard surfaces throughout the house

b)

sound waves moving around the large rooms

c)

sound waves moving slowly through air

d)

sound waves refracting around corners in the empty rooms

4.
Which feature of sound is determined by amplitude?
a)
Pitch
b)
Smoothness
c)
Loudness
5.
If the distance represented by the letter A (the amplitude) were increased, how would it change the sound?
a)
The sound would be higher. 
b)
The sound would be lower. 
c)
The sound would be softer. 
d)
The sound would be louder. 
6.
When a sound is louder what measurement gets bigger?
a)
Frequency 
b)
Amplitude 
c)
Wavelength 
d)
Crest
7.
What is something natural that Sound cannot travel through?
a)
Water
b)
Air
c)
Liquids
d)
outer Space
8.
What is changed in the second picture?
a)
Someone is talking louder in picture 2
b)
Someone is talking softer in picture 2
c)
Someone is talking lower pitch in picture 2
d)
Someone is talking higher pitch in picture 2
9.
What is changed in the second picture?
a)
Someone is talking louder in picture 2
b)
Someone is talking softer in picture 2
c)
Someone is talking lower pitch in picture 2
d)
Someone is talking higher pitch in picture 2
10.

Sound is made when a source of energy forces the matter to

a)

Vibrate

b)

Move

c)

Stay still

11.

Frequency of waves is measured in

a)

Hertz

b)

Decibels

c)

Watts

12.

High frequency sounds have _______ pitch

a)

HIgh

b)

Low

13.

True or False: Sound waves are faster than light.

a)

False

b)

True

14.
When an ambulance move TOWARD you it sounds ________ pitched. 
a)
high
b)
low
c)
medium
15.
The light we can see. 
a)
visible
b)
gamma
c)
ultraviolet
16.
Can travel through matter (gas, liquid, solid) but not space. 
a)
light
b)
sound
17.
Can travel through matter (gas, liquid, solid) and empty space. 
a)
sound
b)
light
18.
Makes you get sunburn. 
a)
x-ray
b)
visible
c)
ultraviolet
19.
Visible light is 
a)
radiation
b)
light
c)
a way to transfer energy
d)
all of these
20.
When light shines through a prism it creates a ________________
a)
colors
b)
ROY G. BIV
c)
spectrum
d)
electromagnetic wave
21.
What is reflection in simple terms?
a)
Soaks up light
b)
Passes through
c)
light bounces off
22.
What kind of waves are being shown when you warm yourself by a fire?
a)
Electromagnetic waves
b)
Mechanical waves
c)
Friction
d)
Gasses in the atmosphere
23.
Powerful energy, made in nuclear explosion and in stars. 
a)
gamma
b)
x-ray
c)
visible
24.
Shows all light from the sun and stars. 
a)
Electromagnetic Spectrum
b)
Camera
c)
Eyes
25.
What is a vacuum? 
a)
A space with only air in it
b)
A space with NO matter at all present
c)
A machine you use to do your chores
26.

What is the amplitude of this model wave?

a)

0mm

b)

5cm

c)

15cm

d)

10mm

27.

Why is a light wave not considered a mechanical wave?

a)

A light wave is visible to humans.

b)

A light wave moves faster than most waves.

c)

A light wave does not have a wavelength.

d)

A light wave travels through the vacuum of space.

28.

What is the frequency of this model wave?

a)

10 waves per second

b)

3 waves per second

c)

6 waves per second

d)

2 waves per second

29.

How is an electromagnetic wave different from a mechanical wave?

a)

An electromagnetic wave travels slower than a mechanical wave.

b)

An electromagnetic wave has a larger amplitude than a mechanical wave.

c)

An electromagnetic wave can travel through a vacuum, but a mechanical wave cannot.

d)

An electromagnetic wave has no wavelength, but a mechanical wave has a wavelength.

30.

Based on your observations of the prism, select the true statements.

a)

When light travels through a prism, the light is separated by wavelength.

b)

Humans see the different wavelengths of visible light as different colors.

c)

The prism is being used to combine different colors of light.

d)

The light bends when it enters the prism and again when it leaves the prism.

31.

Why does this car appears red under a white light?

a)

The car is absorbing the red light and reflecting the blue and green.

b)

The car is reflecting only the red light while absorbing the blue and green.

c)

The car is absorbing the red and green light while reflecting the blue.

d)

The car is absorbing the red, blue and green, but our eyes can only see the red.

32.

What is ultraviolet light

a)

Light that has more energy than regular light so we can't see it.

b)

Light that has less energy than regular light so we can't see it.

c)

Light that is only given off at night.

d)

Light that only All Might can see.

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