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WorksheetsWaves, Light and Sound
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 19mins
Reflection is the bouncing of light off the surface that it strikes on.
Reflection is the absorbing of light off the surface that it strikes on.
Reflection is the bending of light off the surface that it strikes on.
Reflection is the scattering of light off the surface that it strikes on.
visible light waves
sound waves
electromagnetic waves
Radio Waves
An object that allows SOME light to pass through, but not all of it. Objects appear fuzzy/blurry on the other side
translucent
transparent
opaque
optical
A space with only air in it
A space with no matter at all present
A machine you use to do your chores
A space where matter is present
When light continues to pass through an object without changing its path
reflect
transmit
absorb
refract
This image is an example of...
reflection
refraction
absorption
transmission
An object that allows NO light to pass through which creates a shadow behind the object
opaque
transparent
translucent
translated
This image is an example of...
reflection
refraction
absorption
transmission
transparent
opaque
translucent
Which object could be opaque one moment and translucent the next?
Apples
Balloons
Mirror
Cement
Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?
A type of gas, like helium
Empty space
A metal such as iron
Water
An object that allows ALL light to pass through clearly and easily
translucent
opaque
transparent
reflect
Each color of visible light has a different wavelength and frequency. Red light has the...
longest wavelength and lowest frequency
shortest wavelength and greatest frequency
longest wavelength and greatest frequency
same frequency and wavelength as violet light
Each color of visible light has a different wavelength and frequency. Violet light has the...
longest wavelength and lowest frequency
shortest wavelength and greatest frequency
longest wavelength and greatest frequency
same frequency and wavelength as red light
A material that reflects or absorbs visible light is...
transparent
transluscent
opaque
The brightness of a light can be determined by its...
wavelength
frequency
speed
amplitude
Each color of visible light has a different wavelength and frequency. Red light has the...
longest wavelength and lowest frequency
shortest wavelength and greatest frequency
longest wavelength and greatest frequency
same frequency and wavelength as violet light
If a light wave's frequency doesn't match the natural frequency of a transparent object, what will happen to the light
The object will absorb the light
the light will reflect off the surface
The light transmit through the object
The light will bend once it enters the object
When light is absorbed by a material, the light...
bounces off the material
scatters from the material
bends and travels through the material
stays in the material as energy
When a material appears red, that means that...
all of the white light has been reflected
only red light has been reflected
only red light has been absorbed
all light has been absorbed
The brightness of a light can be determined by its...
wavelength
frequency
speed
amplitude
A __________ is a substance through which a wave travels.
Medium
Longitudinal wave
Transverse Wave
Wave speed
In what type of wave does the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave?
A surface wave
A longitudinal wave
A transverse wave
An electromagnetic wave
Which color has the shortest wavelengths?
yellow
green
blue
indigo
What will change about the light ray when it passes from air into glass?
Its speed only
Its speed and direction
Its frequency and direction
Its frequency and speed
Which wave in the diagram has the lowest frequency?
1
2
3
4
A wave has a velocity of 45 m/s and a frequency of 20 Hz. What is the wave's wavelength?
2.25 m
900 m
2.25 m/s
2.25 Hz
Select the correct order of waves on the EMS from low to high energy
Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
Gamma, X-ray, Ultra, Vis, Infra, Micro, Radio
Vis, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio
Micro, Radio, Vis, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
