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Light & Sound (SOL VA 5.3)

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  • Light and sound are both forms of
    colors
    compressions
    empty vaccuums
    forms of energy
  • These kinds of materials only allow some light to pass through
    opaque
    translucent
    reflection
    transparent
  • When small objects look larger, this is considered what type of lense?
    convex
    glasses
    concave
    clock
  • Why is there no sound in outer space?
    There is no talking.
    There is no air or other medium to travel through
    There is no light.
    There is no answer to this question.
  • These kinds of materials allow light to completely pass through.
    translucent
    opaque
    transparent
    reflection
  • Wooden doors, desks, and pencils are examples of what kind of materials?
    gas
    transparent
    translucent
    opaque
  • The bending of light is called
    wavelength
    reflection
    refraction
    absorption
  • Transverse waves move _______, while longitudinal waves move _______.
    back and forth, north and west
    back and forth, up and down
    up and down, back and forth
    neither of the above
  • the distance from one crest to another is called:
    rarefaction
    amplitude
    length
    wavelength
  • What happens when white light hits a prism?
    All of the light colors are refracted
    All of the light colors are reflected
    All of the colors pass through the prism
    All of the light colors are absorbed
  • What is the back and forth movement of matter?
    Wavelength
    Vibrations
    Amplitude
    Matter
  • Which can travel faster and further, light or sound?
    Sound
    Light
  • The bottom of a wave is called
    crest
    trough
    wavelength
    rough
  • Which of the following is an example of a low pitch object?
    piccolo
    tuba
    flute
    mouse
  • The top of a wave is called:
    trough
    wavelength
    crest
    amplitude
  • The number of vibrations in a given unit of time refers to:
    frequency
    pitch
    amplitude
    height
  • When light is transmitted, it means that the light
    is absorbed and taken in as heat.
    is passing through an object
    is refracted
    is reflected
  • What are the colors of the visible spectrum?
    red, yellow, blue
    red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
    red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet
    red, orange, green, blue, indigo, violet
  • Does light need a medium to travel?
    Yes
    No
  • A rainbow acts as:
    none of the above
    a mirror and a prism
    a prism
    a mirror
  • ___________ moves as a compression wave.
    sound
    amplitude
    light
    gases
  • These kind of materials completely block light from passing through.
    Refraction
    Transparent
    Opaque
    Translucent
  • Which of the following is an example of a high pitched object?
    thunder
    jingle bell
    tuba
    trombone
  • ________ moves as a compression wave.
    light
    vacuum
    hole
    sound
  • The distance between one crest to another is called
    trough
    wavelength
    amplitude
    peak
  • ________ moves as a transverse wave.
    amplitude
    vacuum
    light
    sound
  • The bouncing of light is called
    doughnuts
    refraction
    absorption
    reflection
  • Frosty glass, tissue paper, colored plastic cups, & fog are examples of what kind of materials?
    transparent
    opaque
    translucent
    bent
  • the squeezing together of molecules is called:
    amplitude
    rarefaction
    compression
    gases
  • Windshields, eye glasses, and clear plastic cups are examples of what kind of materials?
    transparent
    liquids
    opaque
    translucent
  • Sonar uses
    high-pitched sound
    reflected sound
    low sound
    refraction
  • Which of the following mediums does sound NOT travel through?
    gases
    solids
    liquids
    vacuum
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