WorksheetsUnit 2 Lesson 2: Sound and Light Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a Vibration?
a)
A swinging motion
b)
A special metal
c)
A back and forth motion
d)
A exciting song
2.
A wave that transfers energy through a material and spreads outwards in all directions from a vibration is a...
a)
Light Wave
b)
Tidal Wave
c)
Green Wave
d)
Sound Wave
3.
Regions of air that have many particles are called...
a)
Rarefaction
b)
Spiral
c)
Accordion
d)
Compression
4.
Regions of air that have few particles are called...
a)
Rarefaction
b)
Spiral
c)
Accordion
d)
Compression
5.
Air is an example of a medium.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Sound moves in _______________ waves.
a)
Latitudinal
b)
Altitudinal
c)
Horizonal
d)
Longitudinal
7.
In space, two meteors crash into each other. Do they make a sound?
a)
Yes and it is loud
b)
No because sound only happens on earth
c)
Yes, because nothing can stop sound
d)
No, because there is no medium
8.
What happens to the energy that light carries as you move from radio waves to gamma rays?
a)
Energy decreases
b)
Energy increases
c)
Energy disappears
d)
Helps you become the Hulk
9.
How does sound travel?
a)
In straight lines only
b)
As vibrations through air
c)
As light waves
d)
Through empty space
10.
Why do we see lightning before we hear thunder?
a)
Light is faster than sound
b)
Sound is faster than light
c)
They both travel at the same speed
d)
Lightning and thunder are not related
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