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G5-Science Keywords T3 Chapter 8

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the bending of light waves as they pass from one medium to another, such as from air to water

a)

refraction

b)

reflection

c)

spectrum

d)

amplitude

2.

when a wave bounces off of a surface

a)

refraction

b)

reflection

c)

spectrum

d)

amplitude

3.

a wave in which the particles in matter move back and forth in the same direction in which the wave moves

a)

electromagnetic spectrum

b)

longitudinal wave

c)

transverse wave

d)

wavelength

4.

a material that allows some light waves to pass through it

a)

translucent

b)

transparent

c)

opaque

5.

how high or low a sound is determined by the frequency of a sound wave

a)

frequency

b)

amplitude

c)

pitch

d)

wavelength

6.

a band of colors seen as a rainbow

a)

prism

b)

rainbow

c)

spectrum

d)

white light

7.

a shape that curves inward

a)

plane

b)

convex

c)

concave

8.

states that as a light ray hits a smooth surface, it reflects back at the same angle at which it entered

a)

law of reflection

b)

law of refraction

c)

law of conservation

d)

laws

9.

the number of waves or vibrations that pass a given point per second

a)

frequency

b)

amplitude

c)

pitch

d)

wavelength

10.

a part of a longitudinal wave in which the particles in matter are closer together

a)

compression

b)

refraction

c)

rarefaction

d)

reflection

11.

a part of a longitudinal wave in which the particles in matter are separated from each other

a)

compression

b)

refraction

c)

rarefaction

d)

reflection

12.

how loud or quiet a sound is

a)

frequency

b)

amplitude

c)

pitch

d)

volume

13.

The substance at which the wave travel?

a)

medium

b)

air

c)

water

d)

matter

14.

a material that does not allow light waves to pass through it

a)

translucent

b)

transparent

c)

opaque

15.

a particle of light energy

a)

magnetic

b)

electric

c)

Photon

d)

atom

16.

A series of rarefaction and compression travelling through a substance

a)

light

b)

sound

c)

heat

d)

kinetic

17.

the change in pitch that you hear when a source of sound is moving toward or away from you

a)

frequency

b)

loud voice

c)

Doppler effect

d)

Volume

18.

the highest or lowest point on a wave from its resting position

a)

refraction

b)

reflection

c)

spectrum

d)

amplitude

19.

the strength or weakness of the sound

a)

wavelength

b)

pitch

c)

volume

d)

amplitude

20.

locating an object by using sound waves that bounce off the object back to the source

a)

echo

b)

echolocation

c)

reflection

d)

refraction

21.

the unit used to measure volume

a)

decibel [dB]

b)

Hertz [Hz]

c)

m/s

d)

1/sec

22.

the unit used to measure frequency

a)

decibel [dB]

b)

Hertz [Hz]

c)

m/s

d)

1/sec

23.

a sound created when a sound wave hits a hard surface and bounces back to the source

a)

echo

b)

echolocation

c)

reflection

d)

refraction

24.

a range of all forms of electromagnetic waves, from gamma rays to radio waves, including visible light

a)

longitudinal wave

b)

electromagnetic wave

c)

electromagnetic spectrum

d)

electric and magnetic energy

25.

a cut piece of clear glass or plastic in the form of geometric shape to analyze light

a)

prism

b)

rainbow

c)

spectrum

d)

white light