Light and Sound

As the loudness of a sound wave increases, which will also increase?

• amplitude
• frequency
• velocity
• wavelength
  

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An echo is a sound wave that has been

• absorbed.
• refracted.
• scattered.
• reflected

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If a student playing the drums hits the drums with greater force, the sound would be

• quieter
• louder
• lower in pitch.
• higher in pitch.
  

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Which is a source of sound?

• thermal energy
• potential energy
• a vibration
• a medium
  

When light shines through a prism it creates a ________________

• colors
• ROY G. BIV
• spectrum
• electromagnetic wave

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Material that allows light to pass through allowing you to see "clearly" to the other side

• opaque
• translucent
• transparent

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Wax paper or a foggy window is an example of what type of material. 

• transparent
• translucent
• opaque

The illustration shows a light ray striking an object.
In the illustration, the light ray striking the object is-

• absorbed
• stopped
• reflected
• refracted

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What do we call this tool that separates white light into the colors of the Visible Spectrum?

• tuning fork
• prism
• microscope
• graduated cylinder

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What is the saying that can help you remember the order of the visible spectrum?

• ROYGBIV
• RYOBIVG
• ROBVIG
• RIBYOG