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6.1 Ranked Vocab Playlist

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does it mean to reflect?

a)

To send or pass on something, such as light or information

b)

To bounce light, sound, or an image off a surface

c)

To bend light as it passes through a different medium

d)

To absorb light completely

2.

What does it mean to reflect?

a)

To send or pass on something, such as light or information

b)

To bounce light, sound, or an image off a surface

c)

To bend light as it passes through a different medium

d)

To absorb light completely

3.

What does it mean to transmit?

a)

To send or pass on something, such as light or information

b)

To bounce light, sound, or an image off a surface

c)

To bend light as it passes through a different medium

d)

To absorb light completely

4.

What is a model?

a)

A simplified version of something that is used to help understand how the real thing works

b)

A larger version of something that is made to be the same as the smaller version in every important way

c)

A model that is not to scale

d)

A model that is only used for decoration

5.

What is a phenomenon?

a)

A variable in an experiment that is changed by the person doing the experiment

b)

A question that is being asked or tested in an experiment

c)

Occurrences in the natural and human-made world that can be observed and which cause one to wonder and ask questions

d)

A thin layer of silver or other reflective material

6.

This image shows

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

7.
Light bounces when it is 
a)
reflected
b)
absorbed
c)
refracted
8.

What is a light source?

a)

An object or device that gives off light

b)

An object that absorbs light

c)

A device that blocks light

d)

A surface that reflects light

9.

What is a one-way mirror?

a)

A mirror that allows people on both sides to see through it

b)

A mirror that allows people on one side to see through it, but people on the other side cannot see through it

c)

A mirror that reflects light in all directions

d)

A mirror that does not reflect light at all

10.
During a thunderstorm, Sanjay saw lightning and then heard thunder 5 s later. Why does he see the lightning before he hears the thunder?
a)
He would have seen the lightning and heard the thunder at the same time.
b)
Sound travels faster than light.
c)
Light travels faster than sound.
d)
There is no reason.
11.
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
12.

The color of objects that we see is the color of the wavelength that is ___________ from its surface.

a)

refracted

b)

reflected

c)

absorbed

d)

dispersed

13.

____________ is when all light rays bounce off an object at the same angle.

a)

Reflection

b)

Dispersion

c)

Refraction

d)

Absorption

14.

A/an _________ material absorbs all of the light that strikes it.

a)

opaque

b)

transparent

c)

translucent

15.

__________ objects transmit light.

a)

Transparent

b)

Opaque

c)

Translucent

16.

Visible light is the part of the _______________, between infrared and ultraviolet, that is visible to the human eye.

a)

electromagnetic spectrum

b)

visible light spectrum

c)

electrical light spectrum

17.

For an object to be visible, it must either __________ or ___________.

a)

produce its own light

b)

reflect light

c)

absorb light

18.

An example of a transparent object

a)

glass

b)

wood

c)

wax paper

19.

An example of an opaque object

a)

metal

b)

water

c)

frosted glass

20.

A model in science is used as

a)

a visual representation that helps us understand or explain something in the universe

b)

a cool car or plane that is tiny and you assemble it with glue

c)

a thing used to confuse people

d)

none of the above

21.

A light ray coming from a light within a fish tank hits the inside glass and goes out into the room. The light ray mainly________ on the glass.

a)

reflected

b)

transmitted

c)

absorbed

d)

none of the above

22.

Which image is light interacting with a Normal Mirror?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

23.

Which image is light interacting with a One-Way Mirror?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

24.

What does REFLECT mean?

a)

To bounce off

b)

To pass/go through

c)

to make/create

d)

to represent a real world situation

25.

What does TRANSMIT mean?

a)

To bounce off

b)

To go/pass through

c)

To represent a real world situation

d)

To create/make

26.

Which of the following models shows ONLY light reflecting off an object?

a)

b)

c)

d)

27.

Which of the following models shows ONLY light transmitting through an object?

a)

b)

c)

d)

28.

Which of the following models shows light being both reflected AND transmitted?

a)

b)

c)

d)

29.

Light travels in a _________.

a)

wavy path

b)

circle

c)

curvy path

d)

straight line

30.

Why does the photographer see the trees?

a)

Light from the sun travels to our eyes then the tree.

b)

Light from the sun reflects off the trees and the window to our eyes

31.

What are the light conditions needed for the one-way mirror phenomenon to occur?

a)

lights on in both of the two rooms

b)

lights off in both of the two rooms

c)

one light on in one room and one light off in the other room

32.

What is a phenomenon?

a)

An observable event

b)

An experiment

33.

A good model _____.

a)

explains what is happening

b)

can be a detailed drawing or something 3 dimensional

c)

all of these

d)

has all parts labeled

34.

What is our progress tracker sheet?

a)

where we write in our notebooks what we agree on thus far

b)

where we store the questions we ask as we observe phenomenon.

35.

The independent variable...

a)

Can be whatever we want it to be

b)

Changes based on the other variable

36.

The dependent variable...

a)

Can be whatever we want it to be

b)

Changes based on the other variable

37.

What does the underlined portion represent?


The amount of food I eat at a restaurant vs the cost of the check

a)

Independent

b)

Dependent

38.

What does the underlined portion represent?


The amount of food I eat at a restaurant vs the cost of the check

a)

Independent

b)

Dependent

39.
Steve wanted to see if the type of fertilizer made sunflowers grow larger. What is the independent variable 
a)
Type of fertilizer
b)
Size of sunflower
c)
type of sun flower
40.
Steve wanted to see if the type of fertilizer made sunflowers grow larger. What is the dependent variable 
a)
Type of fertilizer
b)
Size of sunflower
c)
Type of sunflower
41.
Sophie earned $1 for every she got an A on her report card.

m = money
A = A on report card

The dependent variable is:
a)
m = money
b)
A = A on report card
42.

Ramone wants to know: does the distance a person kicks a soccer ball effect how well they will do on their math test. What is the dependent variable?

a)

How far they kick the soccer ball

b)

How well they do on the math test

43.

Marcos wants to know: Does the type of gasoline put in a car effect how fast the car can drive? What is the independent variable?

a)

Type of gasoline

b)

how fast the car can drive

44.
What are all the things that are kept the same in an experiment?
a)
controls
b)
data
c)
constants
d)
independent variables
45.

What is the independent variable?

a)

Temperature of water

b)

Time to cook an egg

46.

The pages (p) in a book and the weight (w) of the book

a)

Independent variable - p

b)

dependent variable - p

c)

Independent variable - w

d)

dependent variable - w

47.

The temperature (t) of water and the number of minutes (m) the water is in the freezer

a)

Independent variable - m

b)

Independent variable - t

c)

Dependent variable - m

d)

Dependent variable - t

48.

The number of hamburgers (h) sold and the dollar amount of sales (s) taken in

a)

Independent variable - s

b)

Independent variable - h

c)

Dependent variable - h

d)

Dependent variable - s