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Sound and Light Study Guide

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Astronauts in space cannot talk to each other unless they use a radio to speak back and forth. Why is this?

a)

The air is too thick to carry sound waves efficiently.

b)

The force of gravity is too strong to allow sound waves to travel.

c)

There is no air in space, so there is no medium to carry sound waves.

d)

It is very loud in space, so they can only hear each other through a radio.

2.

A fire truck's siren and flashing lights are examples of __ and __ energy. Choose two answers.

a)

heat

b)

light

c)

sound

d)

chemical

3.

To stop a drum from producing sound, you would _____.

a)

hit it harder

b)

hit it softer

c)

stop it from vibrating

d)

place it in water

4.

Fill in the blanks using the available answer choices. Sound waves travel the fastest through __________.

a)

solids

b)

liquids

c)

gases

5.

Why are sounds not heard in space?

a)

Space is too cold for sound waves to travel.

b)

There is too much matter to travel through in space.

c)

Space is a vacuum with few particles to travel through.

d)

Energy cannot travel in space.

6.

Fill in the blanks using the available answer choices. Sound __________ travel through outer space.

a)

does

b)

does not

7.

How does sound energy travel?

a)

in strings

b)

in beams

c)

in pulses

d)

in waves

8.

A form of energy that allows you to see objects is _____.

a)

heat

b)

light

c)

solar energy

d)

vision

9.

Light travels as tiny ____________ of energy.

a)

particles

b)

waves

c)

strings

d)

drops

10.

A pom-pom launcher ________.

a)

transfers kinetic energy to thermal energy

b)

transforms kinetic energy to sound energy

c)

transforms stored energy to energy of motion

d)

transfers energy of motion to stored energy

11.
Light always travels in a...
a)
Curved line
b)
Zig Zag line
c)
Up and down
d)
Straight line
12.
Materials that let some light rays pass through but scatter some of the other rays
a)
translucent
b)
transparent
c)
opaque
d)
wood
13.
smooth, shiny surfaces
a)
reflect
b)
refract
c)
absorb
14.
When light can easily pass through an object, we say that that object is ___ .
a)
transparent
b)
translucent
c)
opaque
d)
transported
15.
When light cannot pass through an object, we say that that object is ____ .
a)
opaque
b)
transparent
c)
translucent
d)
translated
16.
Which object would most likely reflect light?
a)
carpet
b)
paper 
c)
aluminum foil
d)
plastic bag
17.
Glass usually allows light to 
a)
absorb into it
b)
pass through it
c)
change into wavy lines
d)
be blocked
18.
The main source of light is
a)
the sun
b)
the moon
c)
the stars
d)
Jupiter
19.
Light is a form of 
a)
Matter
b)
Reflection
c)
Energy
d)
Force
20.
What form of energy travels in straight lines?
a)
Light
b)
Heat
c)
Motion
d)
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