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Science Fusion Unit 14 5th Grade for STS

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A wave is a disturbance that transmits __________.

a)

Energy

b)

Sound

c)

Light

d)

Idk

2.

A bird song has a_______ pitch and frequency. It has_________ vibrations per second.

a)

high; many

b)

high; few

c)

low; few

d)

low; many

3.

Sound is measured in _____.

Sound above ___ _____ is harmful to your ears.

a)

decibels; 80 decibels

b)

Pitch; 89 decibels

c)

volume; high decibels

d)

decibels; 85 decibels

4.

The high point of a wave is called a ______.

The low point of a wave is called a _______.

a)

trough; crest

b)

crest; trough

c)

crest; crest

d)

trough; trough

5.

Look at the blue bracket in the picture. What does it show?

a)

Waves

b)

Wavelength

c)

Amplitude

d)

Pitch

e)

Frequency

6.

What is the amount of energy in a wave called?

a)

Light

b)

Sound

c)

Amplitude

d)

Pitch

e)

Wavelength

7.

Sound waves travel faster through solids and gases.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Sound vibrations travel in compression waves. 

a)

True

b)

False

9.

As the wave moves, molecules of air are composed, or pushed together and then put back together.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The taller the wave, the larger the amplitude and the more energy the wave carries .

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Light waves are_ _ _ _ _ _ _ waves.

a)

Perpendicular

b)

Faster than anything in the universe

c)

Transverse

d)

Idk

12.

When an opaque object blocks light, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ forms

a)

shadows

b)

diffraction

c)

Idk

d)

Refraction

13.

The electromagnetic spectrum is organized by…….

a)

diffraction and reflection

b)

pitch and frequency

c)

wavelength and frequency

14.

The longest wavelengths are radio waves

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The shortest wavelength are gamma radios.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

A laser has one _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

a)

beam of focused light

b)

Amplitude

c)

Pitch

d)

Wavelength

17.

Lasers are _ _ _ _ in only one direction.

a)

Focused

b)

Placed

c)

Wavelength

18.

Wireless phones use _ _ _ _ _ _ waves

a)

Radio

b)

Micro

c)

Gamma

d)

Infrared

19.

_ _ _ _ _ materials don't let light pass through.

a)

Opaque

b)

Translucent

c)

Transparent

20.

_ _ _ _ _ materials let light pass through .

a)

Opaque

b)

Translucent

c)

Transparent

21.

Bouncing of light is….

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

22.

When a material absorbs light it…..

a)

Dissolves it

b)

Transmits it into the air

c)

Gets the light's energy

d)

Reflects it back because of opaqueness

23.

Light behaves in different ways depending on the type of matter it meets.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

A green shirt is really anything but…

a)

Black

b)

White

c)

Green

d)

Transparent

25.

The speed of light changes depending on the material it is passing through; the change causes bending, or diffraction.

a)

True

b)

False