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Test Description: FCAT Practice
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Mario is looking out his window on a stormy day. He sees a flash of lightning then hears the roar of thunder seconds later. Why did Mario see the lightning before he heard the thunder?
A
Light waves travel faster than sound waves
B
Mario has trouble hearing
C
Sound waves last longer than light waves
D
Light waves do not need a medium to travel
2) Habib looks around his classroom at different objects. Which object reflects almost all of the light that strikes it?
A
clear window glass
B
red book cover
C
black construction paper
D
white poster board
3) Heather puts a straw into a glass of water. She notices that the straw appears to be broken when she looks through the glass and the water from the side. Which term best explains why the straw looks like it is broken?
A
transmission
B
scattering
C
refraction
D
absorption
4) Which color will a red rose appear to be if only a blue light reached it?
A
black
B
white
C
purple
D
red
5) Three students shine lights onto the same spot on a white table. One student shines a blue light. Another student shines a red light. The third student shines a green light. What color will the spot appear to be?
A
yellow
B
orange
C
black
D
white
6) The science teacher placed a pencil in a glass of water. The pencil appeared to be bent and larger in the glass. What is the reason for the change in appearance?
A
reflection
B
absorption
C
scattering
D
refraction
7) Light rays enter a material and scatter. Which description best describes what happens to the light rays?
A
bounce straight back
B
move straight through
C
spread out in all directions
D
move through but in one new direction
8) What color will an object appear if all the light is absorbed?
A
white
B
blue
C
black
D
red
9) What color will an object be if all the light is reflected?
A
white
B
red
C
blue
D
black
10) Which statement best explains why a banana is yellow?
A
reflects yellow light
B
absorbs yellow light
C
transmits yellow light
D
emits yellow light
11) How does the sun transfer energy to Earth?
A
by making Earth spin
B
by the Earth revolving around the Sun
C
electromagnetic waves
D
mechanical waves
12) What is a wave?
A
any type of energy that makes particles move
B
a disturbance that transfers energy
C
any type of matter that vibrates back and forth
D
a disturbance that transfers matter
13) What do radio waves transfer between a cell phone and a cell phone tower?
A
air particles
B
energy
C
sound
D
the medium
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