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Sound and Light Benchmark Review

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  • What happens to the pitch of a sound when an object vibrates rapidly? A) The pitch gets lower. B) The pitch stays the same. C) The pitch gets higher.
    C) The pitch gets higher.
  • When light passes through water or a magnifying glass, it changes direction. This is called: (A) Reflection (B) Refraction (C) Absorption
    (B) Refraction
  • Which of the following objects can refract light? (A) A mirror (B) A prism (C) A flashlight
    (B) A prism
  • Which of these is the correct order of colors in the visible spectrum, from longest to shortest wavelength? A) Violet, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Red B) Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Violet C) Green, Yellow, Blue, Red, Violet, Orange
    B) Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Violet
  • What word correctly goes in the blank to complete the diagram? (A) Amplitude (B) Frequency (C) Crest
    (A) Amplitude
  • What type of wave is light? (A) A transverse wave (B) A longitudinal wave (C) A sound wave
    (A) A transverse wave
  • Which list correctly labels the sound wave? (A) 1. Rarefaction 2. Compression 3. Wavelength (B) 1. Compression 2. Rarefaction 3. Wavelength (C) 1. Wavelength 2. Rarefaction 3. Compression
    (B) 1. Compression 2. Rarefaction 3. Wavelength
  • Where can you often see reflections of light? (A) In the surfaces of lakes (B) In a shadow (C) On the moon
    (A) In the surfaces of lakes
  • What type of wave is light? (A) Longitudinal wave (B) Transverse wave (C) Sound wave
    (B) Transverse wave
  • Which material does sound travel through the fastest? (A) Air (B) Water (C) Solids
    (C) Solids
  • What is sonar used for? (A) To measure temperature in the ocean (B) To help people hear better (C) To map the ocean floor
    (C) To map the ocean floor
  • Why can't sound travel through a vacuum? (A) There are no vibrations in a vacuum. (B) Sound needs air or a medium to travel through. (C) The vacuum is too cold for sound.
    (B) Sound needs air or a medium to travel through.
  • What word correctly goes in the blank to complete the diagram? (A) Sound (B) Pitch (C) Crest
    (C) Crest
  • Why can we often see reflections on the surface of a lake? (A) Because light is refracted in the water (B) Because light is absorbed by the water (C) Because light bounces off the smooth surface of the water
    (C) Because light bounces off the smooth surface of the water
  • This type of wave is called a (A) Vacuum (B) Compression (Longitudinal) (C) Energy
    (B) Compression (Longitudinal)
  • Sound can travel through all of the following EXCEPT: (A) Air (B) Vaccum (C) Solids
    (B) Vaccum
  • Which of the following colors is NOT part of the visible spectrum? (A) Red (B) Green (C) Pink
    (C) Pink