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Light/Sound

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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.

a)

clear glass

b)

frosted glass

c)

metal

d)

wood

2.

Which object is visible due to the light it produces?

a)

object 1

b)

object 2

c)

object 3

d)

object 4

3.

Which pair best describes volume of sound?

a)

high and low

b)

loud and soft

c)

loud and high

d)

soft and low

4.

Four students blow through four straws at different lengths. Which straw will make the highest pitched sound?

a)

a 9 centimeter straw

b)

a 14 centimeter straw

c)

a 19 centimeter straw

d)

a 23 centimeter straw

5.

Which statement best describes light?

a)

Light is a form of energy with the properties of color and brightness

b)

Light is a form of energy with the properties of pitch and volume

c)

Light is a form of energy that moves in a random path

d)

Light is a form of energy that creates waves of air

6.

Jose looks into a pond and sees his image. Which phenomenon of light is responsible for the formation of his image in the water?

a)

absorption

b)

reflection

c)

refraction

d)

scattering

7.

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?

a)

Move closer to the radio

b)

Move further away from the radio

c)

Tell people to talk louder

d)

Turn down the volume of the radio

8.

Which is visible because it gives off its own light?

a)

fire

b)

mirror

c)

moon

d)

rainbow

9.

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?

a)

The pitch of the sound will be higher

b)

The pitch of the sound will be lower

c)

The volumbe of the sound will increase

d)

The volume of the sound will decrease

10.

Morgan bought an orange scarf. Which statement is true about the orange scarf?

a)

Morgan's scarf is dispersing organge light

b)

Morgan's scarf is absorbing orange light

c)

Morgan's scarf is refracting orange light

d)

Morgan's scarf is reflecting orange light

11.

Jimmy puts a straw in a glass of water. The straw appears broken because the light is _______When it travels from air to water.

a)

absorbed

b)

reflected

c)

refracted

d)

scattered

12.

What happens when white light is passed through a prism?

a)

The white light turns black

b)

The white light is reflected

c)

The white light becomes invisible

d)

The white light is split into different colors

13.

What shows that light is made up of many different colors.

a)

light striking a mirror

b)

light going through a prism

c)

light reflected from a pool of water

d)

light traveling through a magnifying glass

14.

Which term is defined as the ability to make something, move, happen, or change.

a)

brightness

b)

energy

c)

reflection

d)

spectrum

15.

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?

a)

The elastic bands will vibrate and will make a sound

b)

The elastic bands will vibrate but there will be no sound.

c)

The elastic bands will not vibrate as their size increases with strumming,

d)

The elastic bands will not vibrate as no sound is produced with strumming

16.

What would happen if Earth moved farther away from the Sun?

a)

The Sun would get brighter

b)

The Sun would give off more light

c)

The Sun would give off less light

d)

The Sun would appear less bright

17.

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?

a)

clear

b)

opaque

c)

translucent

d)

transparent

18.

Which object uses reflected light in order to be seen?

a)

candle flame

b)

flashlight

c)

Moon

d)

Sun

19.

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?

a)

as light passes from the water to the air, it bends causing the straw to look bent

b)

As light passes from the water to the air it stretches causing it to appear longer

c)

As light passes from the water to the air it shortens causing it to appear shorter

d)

As light passes from the water to the air it widens causing the straw to appear wider