WorksheetsLight/Sound
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Mr. Jonas wants to replace his front door. He goes to the local home improvement store and purchases a new front door made of transparent material. What material is Mr. Jonas' new front door most likely to be made of.
clear glass
frosted glass
metal
wood
Which object is visible due to the light it produces?
object 1
object 2
object 3
object 4
Which pair best describes volume of sound?
high and low
loud and soft
loud and high
soft and low
Four students blow through four straws at different lengths. Which straw will make the highest pitched sound?
a 9 centimeter straw
a 14 centimeter straw
a 19 centimeter straw
a 23 centimeter straw
Which statement best describes light?
Light is a form of energy with the properties of color and brightness
Light is a form of energy with the properties of pitch and volume
Light is a form of energy that moves in a random path
Light is a form of energy that creates waves of air
Jose looks into a pond and sees his image. Which phenomenon of light is responsible for the formation of his image in the water?
absorption
reflection
refraction
scattering
A student is at a party listening to the radio when a large group of people talking loudly enter the room. The student can barely hear the song being played. What can the student do to hear the radio better?
Move closer to the radio
Move further away from the radio
Tell people to talk louder
Turn down the volume of the radio
Which is visible because it gives off its own light?
fire
mirror
moon
rainbow
A student beats a drum with a stick shown in the image. Another student beats the same drum with the same stick with greater force. How will the increased force affect the sound produced?
The pitch of the sound will be higher
The pitch of the sound will be lower
The volumbe of the sound will increase
The volume of the sound will decrease
Morgan bought an orange scarf. Which statement is true about the orange scarf?
Morgan's scarf is dispersing organge light
Morgan's scarf is absorbing orange light
Morgan's scarf is refracting orange light
Morgan's scarf is reflecting orange light
Jimmy puts a straw in a glass of water. The straw appears broken because the light is _______When it travels from air to water.
absorbed
reflected
refracted
scattered
What happens when white light is passed through a prism?
The white light turns black
The white light is reflected
The white light becomes invisible
The white light is split into different colors
What shows that light is made up of many different colors.
light striking a mirror
light going through a prism
light reflected from a pool of water
light traveling through a magnifying glass
Which term is defined as the ability to make something, move, happen, or change.
brightness
energy
reflection
spectrum
The diagram shows a rubber-band guitar made by a student. The student placed three rubber bands around an empty tissue box as shown. What will happen when the student strums the rubber-band?
The elastic bands will vibrate and will make a sound
The elastic bands will vibrate but there will be no sound.
The elastic bands will not vibrate as their size increases with strumming,
The elastic bands will not vibrate as no sound is produced with strumming
What would happen if Earth moved farther away from the Sun?
The Sun would get brighter
The Sun would give off more light
The Sun would give off less light
The Sun would appear less bright
Stained glass is made of various colors of glass that allow some light to pass through the window. Which term best describes the glass used in stained glass windows?
clear
opaque
translucent
transparent
Which object uses reflected light in order to be seen?
candle flame
flashlight
Moon
Sun
A student conducted an experiment to see how refraction would affect the appearance of a plastic straw in a glass of water. The student conducted his experiment by placing a plastic straw into a glass that was half filled with water. Which observation did the student most likely make about refraction?
as light passes from the water to the air, it bends causing the straw to look bent
As light passes from the water to the air it stretches causing it to appear longer
As light passes from the water to the air it shortens causing it to appear shorter
As light passes from the water to the air it widens causing the straw to appear wider
