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5 3rd Term 2080

Total questions: 192

Worksheet time: 8hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A straight path of light is called a ________?

a)

A laser

b)

Sound waves

c)

A ray

d)

Sunshine

2.

What else happens to light when it is not reflected? (Pick 2)

a)

Transmitted

b)

Disappeared

c)

Reflected

d)

Absorbed

3.

Light is _______ important to our life.

a)

Very

b)

Kind of

c)

Not really

d)

Not

4.

_____________ is light bouncing off an object?

a)

Reflection

b)

Absorption

c)

Transmission

d)

It becomes a rainbow

5.

Light can be turned into what type of energy?

a)

Thermal (heat) energy

b)

Battery energy

c)

Kinetic (motion) energy

d)

Mechanical

6.

How can the direction of light be changed?

a)

Light hits an object and is absored

b)

Light hits a different medium

c)

Light hits an object and bounces off

d)

All of the above

7.

Light is what kind of energy?

a)

Potential

b)

Electromagnectic

c)

Laser

d)

Mechanical

8.

Which of these shows what happens to light when it hits a classmate's face.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

Neither - the light is absorbed.

d)

Both - it depends on the person.

9.

Light travels at the speed of _______________ meters per second.

a)

100,000

b)

300,000,000

c)

1,000

d)

300,000

10.

Which one does light reflect off of better: dull objects like wood or shiny objects like metal?

a)

Dull objects

b)

Wood

c)

Yellow

d)

Shiny objects

11.

Do light waves travel in straight lines?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Sometimes

d)

Maybe so

12.

What happens when light goes through water?

a)

The light slows and bends

b)

The light keeps going straight

c)

The light turns dark

d)

All of the above

13.

What colors makes white light?

a)

red, white, and purple

b)

None of the colors

c)

red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet

d)

white

14.

Select all the examples for transparent materials?

a)

Paper

b)

Air

c)

Boxes

d)

Water

e)

Glass

15.
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
16.

Refraction is _____________________________?

a)

The bending of light

b)

The bouncing back of light

c)

The absorption of light

d)

All of the above

17.

What do we call a substance that energy can travel through?

a)

Mirror

b)

Medium

c)

Wave

d)

Density

18.

What helps us remember The Colors of the Spectrum?

a)

Roy G Bv

b)

Roy G Bt

c)

Roty G By

d)

Roy S Bv

19.

Transparent is able to be seen through with...

a)

light

b)

clarity (clearly)

c)

material

d)

can't see through transparent

20.

How much light does something opaque let through?

a)

all of it

b)

a little of it

c)

half of it

d)

none of it

21.

What color object absorbs the most light?

a)

Black

b)

White

c)

Violet

d)

Red

22.

When light energy is absorbed by an object, it...

a)

turns into thermal (heat) energy.

b)

turns into sound energy.

c)

turns into solar energy.

d)

remains light energy.

23.

This mirror is...

a)

transparent.

b)

translucent.

c)

opaque.

24.

Which light bulbs are transparent?

a)

The red light bulbs

b)

The clear light blubs

c)

All of the light bulbs

d)

Both the red and yellow light bulbs

25.

Which light bulbs are translucent?

a)

The red light bulbs

b)

The yellow light bulb

c)

All of the light bulbs

d)

Both the red and yellow light bulbs

26.

How does light energy move?

a)

Longitudinal Waves

b)

Wavelengths

c)

Transverse Waves

d)

Ocean Waves

27.

What is the visible spectrum?

a)

a. The part of light waves we can see

b)

b. The part of light waves we cannot see

c)

c. the whole electromagnetic spectrum

d)

d. the energy spectrum

28.

A Transverse Wave is a wave that goes up and down

a)

True

b)

False

29.

What color has the shortest wavelength and highest frequency?

a)

Violet

b)

Orange

c)

Red

d)

Blue

30.

What color has the longest wavelength?

a)

Black

b)

Green

c)

Purple

d)

Red

31.

What is a wavelength?

(Hint: there is one correct answer)

a)

a. The distance between a crest & a trough

b)

b.The highest part of a transverse wave

c)

c.The distance between two crests

d)

d. Light doesn't have a wavelength

32.

What is the lowest part of a transverse wave?

a)

Trough

b)

Crest

33.

What is the highest point of a transverse wave?

a)

Trough

b)

Crest

c)

Wavelength

d)

Frequency

34.

How long does it take for light to travel from the Sun to the Earth?

a)

8 and 1/2 minutes

b)

60 minutes

c)

30 sec

d)

About 15 minutes

35.

Why do we see grass as green?

a)

Green light is absorbed

b)

Green light is reflected

36.

What is the less dense part of a compression wave called?

a)

Rarefaction

b)

Compression

c)

Sound

d)

waves

37.

Sound travels in a _______________ wave.

a)

Tranverse

b)

Longitudinal

c)

Up & Down

d)

Echo

38.

Can sound travel without a medium?

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

depends on the wave

d)

sometimes

39.

What did we use in class to show a sound wave and compression?

a)

a slinky

b)

water

c)

silver chain

d)

flashlight

40.

Sound is made of ________________________________ .

a)

Electromagnetic energy

b)

Noises

c)

Vibrating Matter

d)

Echos

41.

What is a Wavelength?

a)

How big the sound wave is

b)

The distance between two compressions

c)

How loud the sound is

d)

How tall the sound family is

42.

What is a Compression

a)

Part of the sound wave that has molecules bunched together

b)

The push of something on the sound wave

c)

How tight the sound waves are together

d)

How wide the sound wave is

43.

A longitudinal (sound) waves moves __________________ ?

a)

By reflection

b)

Up & Down

c)

Back & Forth

d)

By absorption

44.

Can sound travel through a vacuum (space)?

a)

No

b)

Yes.

45.

What medium is all around us that lets us hear people talk?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

46.

What is Vibration?

a)

the sound of a whistle

b)

rapid back & forth movement that creates sound

c)

shoes tapping on the floor

d)

movement of air

47.

Which material does sound travel faster in?

a)

water

b)

metal

c)

dry air

d)

clouds

48.

What is sound formed by?

a)

Vibrating matter

b)

ocean waves

c)

color

d)

gas

49.

Sound waves travel through steel faster than through air.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

Sound moves fastest through steel (metal) because ______________ .

a)

The molecules are farther away.

b)

The sound echoes back.

c)

The molecules are very close together.

d)

The sound is easier to hear

51.

Sound waves are a _____________________ wave.

a)

Compression (Longitudinal) wave

b)

Up & Down wave

c)

Transverse wave

d)

Ocean wave

52.

What happens when sound hits a hard surface?

a)

The sound is absorbed

b)

The sound just stops

c)

The sound moves around it

d)

The sound is reflected back

53.

Sound must have a medium to travel through.

a)

No

b)

Yes

c)

Sometimes

54.

What is actually vibrating around you between your voice and someone's ear, so you can hear them?

a)

Water molecules

b)

Your lips

c)

Air molecules

d)

Solid molecules

55.

What are some examples that we used in class to show or explain sound waves? Click all that apply.

a)

Slinky

b)

Inflated ballon

c)

Prism

d)

Tuning Fork

56.

What is frequency?

a)

Mrs. Lackey

b)

The amount of heat in a wave.

c)

The height of the waves in a given time. .

d)

Number of vibrations in a given time.

57.

How is pitch determined?

a)

By amplitude.

b)

By frequency.

c)

By resonance

58.

What are some examples of how sound waves travel?

(Select all that apply.)

a)

Like a slinky.

b)

Like a human.

c)

Like ocean waves.

d)

Like a compression wave

59.

Sound waves can move through space.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

What does amplitude determine?

a)

Loudness

b)

Voice

c)

Vibrations

d)

Pitch

61.

What is resonance?

a)

When one object vibrates at a frequency.

b)

When two objects vibrate at the same frequency.

c)

When two objects vibrate.

d)

When two objects vibrate at different frequencies.

62.

A longer and bigger stringed instrument makes a ___________ pitch than a short string.

a)

louder

b)

softer

c)

higher

d)

lower

63.

The highest pitch is made by the __________ instrument.

a)

biggest

b)

wooden

c)

smallest

d)

shiniest

64.

Which one of these answers are true?

a)

Frequency determines pitch.

b)

Fast frequency is equal to a high pitch

c)

Slow frequency is equal to a low pitch

d)

All of the above.

65.

What is the scientific name for volume?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Frequency

c)

Pitch

d)

Echo

66.

Are the notes on the music staff different pitches?

a)

No

b)

Yes

67.

What are some examples that we used in class to show or explain sound waves? Click all that apply.

a)

Slinky

b)

Inflated ballon

c)

Prism

d)

Tuning Fork

68.

Ultrasound travels farther than infrasound.

a)

True

b)

False

69.

People hear echolocation.

a)

True

b)

False

70.

Why do animals use echolocation? (Choose all that apply)

a)

because they can't see

b)

to know where they are going

c)

to find prey

d)

to communicate

71.

What is the human hearing range?

a)

200-500 Hz

b)

20-20,000 Hz

c)

20-2,000 Hz

d)

200-20,000 Hz

72.

What is Ultrasound?

a)

Sounds below human hearing range

b)

Sounds above human hearing range

73.

What is Infrasound?

a)

Sounds below human hearing range

b)

Sounds above human hearing range

74.

Which of the following use echolocation? (Click all that apply)

a)

Cats

b)

Bats

c)

Dogs

d)

Dolphins

75.

What do submarines use to navigate and "see" underwater?

a)

Windows

b)

Echolocation

c)

SONAR

d)

GPS

76.

What animal can hear lower than humans?

a)

Elephants

b)

Mice

c)

Bats

d)

Dolphins

77.

What is Ultrasound sometimes used for?

a)

Finding the moon in space

b)

Finding your way, if your blind

c)

Locating iphones

d)

Looking inside a human body

78.
How is sound produced?
a)
By the vibration of particles
b)
By the transfer of particles 
79.
Area of a longitudinal wave where particles are CLOSE together.
a)
Compression
b)
Rarefaction
80.
Area of a longitudinal wave where particles are APART. 
a)
Compression
b)
Rarefaction
81.
The reflection of sound waves off of a hard surface can create ______.
a)
A wave
b)
An echo 
82.
Soft surfaces _______ sound waves. 
a)
Reflect
b)
Absorb
83.
Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?
a)
Air
b)
Empty space
c)
Metal
d)
Water
84.
Sound is caused by? 
a)
force
b)
vibrations
c)
instruments
85.
What is vibration?
a)
how loud a sound is
b)
the back and forth movement of matter
c)
how high or low a sound is
d)
the loudness or softness of a sound
86.
Sound is a form of? 
a)
energy
b)
pitch
c)
volume
87.
Measure of how high or low a sound is
a)
amplitude
b)
compression
c)
speed of sound
d)
pitch
88.
To make a sound from a stringed instrument louder you must
a)
hit it
b)
pluck it harder
c)
hold it higher
d)
pluck it softer
89.
A longer string makes a _______ pitch than a short string.
a)
louder
b)
softer
c)
higher
d)
lower
90.
The highest pitch is made by the _______ instrument.
a)
biggest
b)
wooden
c)
smallest
d)
shiniest
91.
Why is sound able to travel faster through a solid than a gas?
a)
Gas molecules are packed tightly.
b)
Sound does not travel faster through a solid than a gas.
c)
Solid molecules are packed tightly.
d)
Gas molecules move slowly.
92.
An object that does not vibrate cannot produce
a)
sound
b)
light
c)
heat
d)
electricity
93.
What is volume?
a)
how high or low a sound is
b)
the loudness or softness of a sound
c)
the number of vibrations per second
d)
vibrations
94.
Amplitude is used to measure what?
a)
Pitch
b)
Volume
c)
Sound
d)
Echoes
95.
A rapid back and forth movement?
a)
Echo
b)
Vibrate
c)
Pitch
d)
Amplitude
96.
A sound with a low frequency and low amplitude would be....
a)
Loud with a high pitch
b)
Loud with a low pitch
c)
Quiet with a high pitch
d)
Quiet with a low pitch
97.
We measure pitch in....
a)
Volume
b)
Decibles
c)
Amplitude
d)
Frequency
98.
How LOUD or quiet a sound is...
a)
Pitch
b)
Fequency
c)
Volume
d)
Echo
99.
Energy that you can hear? 
a)
Sound
b)
Light 
c)
Heat 
d)
pitch
100.
How High or Low a sound is
a)
Volume
b)
Amplitude
c)
Pitch
d)
Vibrate
101.
We measure sound in...
a)
Decimals
b)
Decibles
c)
Frequency 
d)
Amplitude
102.

What is a medium?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

All of the above

103.

Sound needs a medium in order to travel.

a)

True

b)

False

104.

Sound waves can travel through a vacuum.

a)

True

b)

False

105.

A sound wave looks most like:

a)

a long rope

b)

a wave in the water

c)

a coiled spring

d)

a short rope

106.

Sound waves

a)

don't travel

b)

travel in all directions

c)

travel in only one direction

d)

travel only north

107.

An object that does not vibrate cannot produce

a)

light

b)

heat

c)

electricity

d)

sound

108.

A place where no sound exists is

a)

in the air

b)

space

c)

under water

d)

all of the above

109.

Sound is a form of energy produced by

a)

vibrations

b)

prisms

c)

distances

d)

wires

110.

Sound does not travel in space because

a)

space is too far away

b)

space is the final frontier

c)

space has planets

d)

there is no matter in space

111.

Which sentence BEST describes how sound moves?

a)

Sound can move through solids, liquids, or gases.

b)

Sounds can move through solids and liquids, but not gases.

c)

Sound can move through an empty space and through matter.

d)

Sound can move through liquids and gases, but not through solids.

112.
Sound waves are all of the following EXCEPT
a)
it requires a medium
b)
 high and low
c)
soft or loud
d)
only high frequency
113.
The more_______ a sound has, the greater its _________ is. 
a)
pitch, volume
b)
energy, sound
c)
frequency, vibration
d)
energy, volume
114.
_________ is a form of energy that travels through the air. 
a)
sound
b)
volume
c)
energy
d)
wave
115.
The volume of a sound is measured in units called ________
a)
decibels
b)
liters
c)
sound waves
d)
inches per minute
116.
Sound travels through the air as waves.
a)
True
b)
False
117.
A sound with a high frequency has a _____ pitch. A sound with a ____ frequency has a low pitch.
a)
high, low
b)
low, high
c)
medium, high
d)
high, medium
118.
Matter that carries sound waves is called a _________
a)
low
b)
high
c)
medium
d)
surface
119.
The ______ of a sound depends on the medium through which it's moving.
a)
pitch
b)
vibration
c)
speed
d)
sound
120.
the number of vibrations per second
a)
vibration
b)
volume
c)
pitch
d)
frequency
121.
A back and forth movement of matter
a)
volume
b)
vibration
c)
pitch
d)
frequency
122.
how high or low a sound is
a)
frequency
b)
volume
c)
vibration
d)
pitch
123.
the loudness of a sound
a)
vibration
b)
pitch
c)
volume
d)
frequency
124.
What medium does sound travel through slowest?
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
d)
trees
125.
Sound does not travel in space because
a)
Space is too far away.
b)
There is no matter in space.
c)
Space is the final frontier
d)
Space has planets.
126.
What is frequency?
a)
the number of vibrations per second
b)
how high or low a sound is
c)
the loudness or softness of a sound
d)
the back and forth movement of matter
127.
__________ means to move back and forth quickly.
a)
Pitch
b)
Amplitude
c)
Vibration
d)
Echo
128.

What affects the pitch of a stringed instrument?

a)

The thickness of the string, tension on the string, length of the string

b)

The shape of the instrument.

c)

The shape of the hole.

d)

How the strings are plucked.

129.

What happens when a rubber band on a cup is plucked?

a)

The cup changes shape.

b)

The rubber band always breaks.

c)

The cup will vibrate back and forth.

d)

The rubber band will vibrate back and forth.

130.

The farther away you are from the source of sound the softer the volume and the less clear the sound is.

a)

True

b)

False

131.

What is the loudness of softness of a sound?

a)

volume

b)

pitch

c)

vibrations

d)

energy

132.

What do you call how high or low a sound is?

a)

Volume

b)

Pitch

c)

Vibrations

d)

Sound

133.

What kind of force do louder sounds need?

a)

Harder and stronger

b)

Vibrating forceful

c)

Soft and rhythmic

d)

Rough and mean

134.

An object will produce a sound if it

a)

is heavy

b)

heats up

c)

vibrates

d)

grows

135.

If you blow into these two whistles, the shorter one will produce a sound that is

a)

higher

b)

lower

c)

softer

d)

louder

136.

Uses the motion of water to turn turbines, creating electricity.

a)

Hydro

b)

Wind

c)

Biomass

d)

Solar

137.

The following picture is an example of what energy source?

a)

Wind

b)

Biomass

c)

Coal

d)

Hydropower

138.

The following picture is an example of what energy source?

a)

biomass

b)

solar

c)

coal

d)

oil

139.

What is an advantage of using hydropower as an energy source?

a)

uses existing bodies of water.

b)

may divert water and alter normal water flow.

c)

might disrupt the movements of animals.

d)

sometimes causes flooding in surrounding areas.

140.

The following picture is an example of what energy source?

a)

Hydro

b)

Solar

c)

Coal

d)

Nuclear

141.

A disadvantage of this energy source is that it pollutes the air with gases.

a)

hydropwer

b)

wind

c)

coal

d)

solar

142.

One disadvantage to this source is that it's not effective in certain weather.

a)

Sun

b)

Coal

c)

Nuclear

d)

Biomass

143.

An advantage of this energy source is that it won't run out and does not pollute.

a)

Nuclear

b)

Wind

c)

Coal

d)

Oil

144.

Oil is made from

a)

dead plant and animal remains

b)

sedimentary rocks

c)

magma and lava

d)

water

145.

Nonrenewable means

a)

if it's used up, it's gone

b)

we can always make more

146.

Solar energy comes from

a)

the sun

b)

the moon

c)

water

d)

coal

147.

movement of water through a dam in a river is converted to useable energy

a)

hydropower

b)

solar

c)

nuclear

d)

wind

148.

What does reflection mean?

a)

It is when the light changes the material and the direction of it changes as well.

b)

It is when the material is rebounding the light.

149.
The color you see is the color that is ___.
a)
reflected
b)
absorbed
150.
This is an example of a _______ circuit
a)
open
b)
series
c)
parallel
d)
square
151.
What kind of circuit is this?
a)
Series
b)
Consecutive
c)
Parallel
d)
Training
152.
The picture shows an electrical circuit. This circuit is a series circuit because: 
a)
It has 3 light bulbs.
b)
The same current flows through all three light bulbs.
c)
It uses a single battery.
d)
The electrical current is divided between the three light bulbs.
153.
What kind of circuit is this?
a)
series
b)
parallel
154.
This circuit has more than one loop. When one light goes out, the others stay on. 
a)
closed circuit
b)
series circuit
c)
parallel circuit
d)
open circuit
155.
what kind of circuit is this?
a)
parallel
b)
series
c)
chris barton
d)
open
156.
what is this symbol for?
a)
light bulb
b)
switch
c)
battery
d)
resistor
157.
this is the symbol for a _____?
a)
switch
b)
light 
c)
battery
d)
wires
158.

What needs to be done to this circuit so that the lamp lights up?

a)

Close the switch

b)

Add a source and close the switch

c)

Add another lamp

d)

Add another lamp and a switch

159.

What is electricity?

a)

an object that electrons do not flow through

b)

energy created by moving charged particles

c)

when two objects repel each other

d)

a circuit that has only one path for electricity to flow

160.

This picture shows a circuit that is

a)

closed

b)

open

c)

an insulator

d)

static electricity

161.

A parallel circuit has more than one path for electricity to flow

a)

true

b)

false

162.

Imagine you are creating a circuit. It works and the light bulb turns on. Then you add a piece of plastic to the circuit, and the light bulb does not turn on. We can infer that the plastic is

a)

an insulator

b)

a conductor

c)

an electron

d)

static electricity

163.

If the light bulb turns ON in a circuit, that means the circuit is


a)

open

b)

closed

164.
Electricity that flows in a closed path is called a
a)
path
b)
current
c)
circuit
165.
Two types of circuits are
a)
parallel and magnetic
b)
electromagnetic and series
c)
series and parallel
166.
In a _________ circuit, if one bulb goes out then the entire circuit doesn't work.
a)
Series
b)
Parallel
167.
In a ________ circuit there are multiple paths for the current to take.
a)
Series
b)
Parallel
168.
What kind of circuit is this?
a)
Series
b)
Consecutive
c)
Parallel
d)
Training
169.
A circuit made of wires, a lamp, a switch, and a cell is shown at the right. What change is needed for the lamp to glow? 
a)
The switch needs to be opened.
b)
The switch needs to be closed.
c)
The cell needs an insulator.
d)
The wire needs to be connected to the bottom of the cell.
170.
Which statement best explains why the lamp does not glow? 
a)
Circuit 1 is an open circuit.
b)
 Circuit 1 is a closed circuit.
c)
 The negative terminal of Circuit 1 is connected to the cell.
d)
The positive terminal of Circuit 1 is connected to the cell.
171.
Mary-Alice likes to bring her coffee to work each morning.  However, she wonders what the best cup to bring would be if she wants her coffee to stay warm.  Which of the following materials would keep Mary-Alice’s coffee warm the longest? 
a)
paper
b)
Styrofoam
c)
 plastic
d)
 glass
172.
Which statement best describes the circuit in the diagram?
a)
It is a series circuit.
b)
It is a parallel circuit.
c)
There are 2 paths.
d)
The circuit is opened.
173.
Which statement best describes the circuit in the diagram?
a)
If one light goes out the other light will also go out because it is a series circuit.
b)
There is only 1 path.
c)
If one light goes out the other light will stay on because it is a parallel circuit.
d)
The circuit is opened.
174.
True or False
 If you hear thunder, lightning is close enough to strike you.
a)
False
b)
True
175.
If the lights are on, the circuit is
a)
closed
b)
open
176.
If the lights are off, the circuit is
a)
closed
b)
open
177.
This is an example of a _______ circuit
a)
open
b)
series
c)
parallel
d)
square
178.
This is an example of a ______ circuit
a)
Series
b)
Parallel
c)
Open
d)
Dihexihedral
179.
Switch
a)
The part of a circuit which can control whether electricity flows
b)
An electrical force which occurs as electrons are built up in an object
c)
A small device that stores energy in a chemical form
d)
The area of a conductor through which a current is able to move
180.
a)
Power source
b)
Closed circuit
c)
Insulator
d)
Open circuit
181.
a)
Parallel circuit
b)
Series circuit
c)
Incomplete circuit
d)
Switch
182.
____________ allows electricity to flow.
a)
A conductor
b)
An insulator
c)
A magnet
183.
____________ stops the flow of electricity.
a)
A conductor
b)
An insulator
c)
A magnet
184.
To complete a circuit the switch must be
a)
unattached
b)
open
c)
closed
185.
When the switch is closed, the light
a)
comes on
b)
stays off
c)
burns out
186.
Two batteries in a circuit make the lights in the circuit brighter than one battery.
a)
true
b)
false
187.
An example of a parallel circuit is
a)
the wiring in a house
b)
a flashlight
c)
a single circular path
188.
Which material is an insulator?
a)
gold
b)
copper
c)
plastic
189.
Circuits in your home, school, or other buildings are _____________ circuits.
a)
series
b)
parallel
c)
short
190.
In most electrical circuits, the pathway is made of:
a)
Wood
b)
Plastic
c)
Metal
d)
Static
191.
Which statement is true?
a)
The light bulb will light up because the  circuit is complete.
b)
The light bulb will light up because the  circuit is broken.
c)
The light bulb will not light up because the  circuit is complete.
d)
The light bulb will not light up because the  circuit is broken.
192.
What material would be safest to use as an insulator to cover electrical wires?
a)
rubber
b)
tin
c)
aluminum
d)
water

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