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Unit 6 Light and Sound Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Light travels in

a)

compression waves

b)

straight lines

c)

curved lines

d)

mechanical energy

2.

Objects that vibrate slowly make a sound with a __________ pitch.

a)

quiet

b)

high

c)

low

d)

loud

3.
When light shines through a prism it creates a ________________
a)
colors
b)
ROY G. BIV
c)
spectrum
d)
electromagnetic wave
4.
Material that allows light to pass through allowing you to see "clearly" to the other side
a)
opaque
b)
translucent
c)
transparent
5.
Wax paper or a foggy window is an example of what type of material. 
a)
transparent
b)
translucent
c)
opaque
6.

Which best describes what is happening in the diagram?

a)

Light is refracted

b)

Light is reflected

c)

Light is absorbed

d)

Nothing is happening

7.

Lena looks through the curtains in her window. She can tell that it is daylight, but she cannot see the tree outside the window. Which term describes Lena’s curtains?

a)

Opaque

b)

Transparent

c)

Translucent

d)

Refractive

8.

The apple appears red because the apple 

a)

resist red light.

b)

bend all colors except red.

c)

reflect red light

d)

reflect all colors except red.

9.

Which best describes why the trees produce a shadow?

a)

Light cannot pass through opaque objects.

b)

The Sun is too far from the object.

c)

Light waves change direction.

d)

The Sun is very bright.

10.

The highness or lowness of a sound

a)

volume

b)

pitch

c)

frequency

d)

medium

11.

The bouncing of light waves when they encounter an obstacle

a)

opaque

b)

refraction

c)

echo

d)

reflection

12.

the loudness of a sound

a)

volume

b)

frequency

c)

vibration

d)

refraction

13.

A back and forth movement of matter

a)

frequency

b)

pitch

c)

vibration

d)

volume

14.

not letting light pass through

a)

opaque

b)

translucent

c)

transparent

d)

frequency

15.
The illustration shows a light ray striking an object.
In the illustration, the light ray striking the object is-
a)
absorbed
b)
stopped
c)
reflected
d)
refracted
16.

What is the definition of OPAQUE?

a)

Light passes easily through a material.

b)

Light does not pass through a material.

c)

Light passes partially through a material

17.

What is refraction?

a)

Light is bouncing.

b)

Light is bending.

c)

Light is being absorbed.

18.
When light bends it is called_________.
a)
broken
b)
benzene
c)
reflection
d)
refraction
19.

Why is color color?

a)

It absorbs everything but it's color

b)

It absorbs it's color

c)

Paint

d)

We see color, so color is color.

20.
Which explains why the fork looks different under water?
a)
light can't pass through the glass
b)
the wavelength of light lengthens
c)
the amount of light increases when going through water
d)
light is refracted at an angle
21.
_____?_____ materials allow some light to partially pass through, but not in a straight path.
a)
Opaque
b)
Transparent
c)
Translucent
22.
_____?______ materials do not allow light waves to pass through.
a)
Opaque
b)
Transparent
c)
Translucent
23.
_____?_____ materials allow light waves to pass through easily.
a)
Opaque
b)
Transparent
c)
Translucent
24.
Which objects on the table are "Opaque"?
a)
Pitcher; Supply Box; Pencil
b)
Book; Pencil; Rock
c)
Pencil; Book; Goggles
25.
Identify if the material is transparent, translucent, or opaque. 
a)
Transparent
b)
Opaque
c)
Translucent
26.
Identify if the material is transparent, translucent, or opaque. 
a)
Transparent
b)
Translucent
c)
Opaque 
27.
Identify if the material is transparent, translucent, or opaque. 
a)
Transparent
b)
Opaque
c)
Translucent 
28.

The bending of light

a)

refraction

b)

light

c)

opaque

d)

reflection

29.

A _________ forms when the path of light is blocked?

a)

sun

b)

circle

c)

line

d)

shadow

30.

Materials that do not allow light to pass through?

a)

clear

b)

opaque

c)

transparent

d)

translucent

31.

wax paper is?

a)

translucent

b)

transparent

c)

clear

d)

opaque

32.

Materials that let some of the light pass through is?

a)

transparent

b)

opaque

c)

clear

d)

translucent

33.

Why does the straw appear to be bent?

a)

light is reflected

b)

light is absorbed

c)

light is turned

d)

light is refracted

34.
The pictures shows what a student observed when he looked through a hand lens at a penny.
What happens to light passing through a hand lens that makes the image of the penny appear larger? The light is-
a)
absorbed
b)
reflected
c)
refracted
d)
stopped
35.
Is a convex lens thicker or thinner in the middle?
a)
Thicker 
b)
Thinner 
36.
_____ is a lens that is thicker in the middle and makes an object appear bigger.
a)
prism
b)
convex lens
c)
concave lens
d)
mirror
37.

A lens having at least one surface curves outward, and light rays inward, which makes images appear larger

a)

Convex Lens

b)

Concave Lens

c)

Prism

d)

Medium

38.

A lens having at least one surface that curves inward, and bends light rays outward, which makes images appear smaller.

a)

Convex Lens

b)

Concave Lens

c)

Spectrum

d)

Medium

39.
What is electromagnetic energy that can be sensed by the eye?
a)
sound energy 
b)
thermal energy
c)
electrical energy
d)
light energy
40.
What is mechanical energy that travels as waves through the air or water and vibrates the eardrum?
a)
sound energy
b)
light energy
c)
thermal energy
d)
electrical energy
41.
Curve in
a)
Converse
b)
Convex
c)
Convection
d)
Concave
42.
The term for any wave that hits a surface and bounces off
a)
Transparent
b)
Translucent
c)
Refraction
d)
Reflection
43.
Blurs light as it passes through
a)
Transparent
b)
Translucent
c)
Opaque
d)
Refraction
44.

the bouncing back of light waves off a surface

a)

reflection

b)

translucent

c)

transparent

d)

refraction

45.

a piece of glass that separates white light into colors of the spectrum

a)

light

b)

prism

c)

mirror

d)

lens

46.
Select the term that best identifies the picture.
a)
Translucent
b)
Transparent
c)
Opaque
d)
Prism
47.

This polar bear is happy because someone gave him a pumpkin to play with. But, this polar bear is sad because it looks like his head is no longer attached to his body. :( What property of light creates this optical illusion?

a)

Refraction

b)

Reflection

c)

Transparency

d)

Opaqueness

48.
What medium does sound travel the fastest in? 
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
Space
49.

Sound travels fastest through __________.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

50.

Sound travels slowest through _________.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas