6.PS.4 Properties Of Light And Sound Question Preview (ID: 48522)


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When light bounces back to your eye it is a ......
a) reflection
b) refraction
c) interference
d) transverse

Sound waves travel.......
a) back and forth like a slinky in both directions
b) up and down in both directions
c) up and down
d) up and down in one direction

Sound and light both travel in waves but they are different because.....
a) Light can travel through a vacuum and sound cannot
b) light has long waves and sound have short waves
c) sound waves have a greater amplitude than light waves
d) sound waves look like ocean waves

When light is refracted it.....
a) changes the speed it is travelling
b) it changes its reflection
c) it goes faster
d) it goes slower

The distance between crests of a wave, especially points in a sound wave is referred to as the......
a) wavelength
b) waves
c) crests
d) troughs

A specular reflection or a smooth surface that is polished will reflect the light......
a) in a single direction
b) in many directions
c) in no direction
d) in every direction

A diffused reflection or something being reflected off of a rough surface will reflect the light.....
a) in many directions
b) in a single direction
c) in no direction
d) in every direction

A rainbow is formed due to light being?????
a) refracted and reflected light
b) absorbed
c) radiated
d) transmitted

How is refraction helpful?
a) it helped people who need glasses be able to see
b) it helps bends sound
c) it helps us hear everything within 5 miles
d) it helps us see everything within 2 miles

When light is bent it is called.....
a) refraction
b) reflection
c) amplitude
d) diffused

Big Sound waves have a high.......
a) amplitude
b) pitch
c) reflection
d) refraction

The Doppler Effect is also seen as a firetruck moves away from you?????
a) the sound waves spread out and have a lower frequency
b) the sound waves compress and get higher pitched
c) the sound waves move faster as they move away
d) the sound waves stay in the same place as they move away

When the band plays we have........
a) everyone making many different sound waves sounds put together due to the different instruments
b) everyone playing a different amplitude
c) everyone plays a different note
d) everyone doing their best work

The Doppler Effect happens in parades because as the firetruck comes toward you the sound becomes higher pitched because.......
a) the sound waves become compressed as they move toward you
b) the sound waves spread out when they move toward you
c) the sound waves move faster when they move toward you
d) the sound waves stay in the same place when they move toward you

What kind of waves are sound waves?
a) longitudinal
b) transverse
c) sonic
d) ocean

Sound waves vibrate in what direction?
a) They vibrate along the same direction
b) they vibrate at a right angle in the direction the wave is travelling
c) they stay still
d) they bounce like a ball

All sound is produced by ............
a) vibrationa
b) spinning
c) bending
d) refracting

A person's pitch of their voice is determined by their vocal chords.....
a) frequency
b) amplitude
c) compression
d) rarefaction

Soft materials tend to ......... sound waves.
a) absorb
b) reflect
c) refract
d) stop

A concrete wall will......... sound waves.
a) reflect
b) absorb
c) refract
d) stop

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