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Sound/Light/Matter Combined

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  • How is the use of sound waves helpful to a whale?
    Echolocation: It helps the whale locate food.
  • Define Refracted
    The bending of light when it moves from one material to another.
  • Light is a form of _______ energy.
    Radiant
  • name an item that is opaque
    answers vary
  • Matter can be broken down into particles that are too small to be seen. What is the smallest part of matter?
    Atom
  • A graduated cylinder can be used to measure how much space on object takes up. Using the information above, make a true statement about the volume.
    The liquid has a volume of 23mL.
  • What does it mean when I say light is absorbed
    A material takes the light in and doesn't let it pass through or bounce off
  • The straw appears to be broken or bent. The bending of light as it moves from the air into the water is known as ___________.
    refraction
  • Which light wave has the shortest wavelength and highest frequency?
    Violet
  • Objects vibrating rapidly have a ______ ______ than objects vibrating more slowly.
    higher pitch
  • What type of wave is this? Compression or Transverse?
    Compression
  • The tool above measures the amount of matter in an object. Using the information provided above, what is a true statement you can make?
    The rock has a mass of 123g.
  • A student put a cup of water in the freezer. Which phase change occurs when the temperature decreases?
    Liquid to Solid
  • Define Reflected
    Light bounces off a surface.
  • A student is planning an investigation to separate a mixture of sand and iron filings. What tool would besthelp the student separate this mixture?
    magnet
  • Which scientific tool separates white light into the colors of the visible spectrum?
    Prism
  • A student was observing and measuring a balloon. The student knows the balloon is matter because it --
    takes up space (has volume), has mass
  • A student filled a cup with 100g of ice. A few hours later, all the ice melted. What is the mass of the liquid water?
    it stays the same, 100g
  • Vibrating matter produces
    Sound
  • Sound is a form of _________ energy.
    Mechanical (movement) energy
  • Name an item that is Translucent
    answers vary
  • A student drew this model to show the atoms in each state of matter. Label the states
    1. Gas, 2. Liquid, 3. Solid
  • name an item that is transparent
    answers vary
  • A student observed steam rising from a pot of boiling water. The atoms in the steam are —
    spread apart and moving very fast
  • What type of wave is this? Compression or Transverse?
    Compression
  • Label the phases of matter for frozen water (ice) as the temperature increases.
    Ice is Solid, Water is Liquid, Steam is gas