Light and Sound

Both light and sound travel in the same basic way. How do they both travel?

• Both travel in wavelengths

• Both travel in a vacuum

• Both travel in a straight line

• Both travel at the same speed.

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The characters in our story are Samuel and Jack. Tell me what health problem each character had.

• Jack took care of Samuel, who had to be in wheelchair.

• Jack had a bad cough and Samuel had a broken foot.

• Samuel needed a cane because his balance was off. Jack couldn't see very well.

• Samuel's eyes were not good and Jack's hearing was not good.

What three types of mirrors did we learn about?

• Car mirrors,

  wall mirrors, and phone mirrors.

• Plain mirrors,

  concave mirrors,

  and convex mirros.

• Round, flat, and square mirrors.

• There is only one kind of mirror we learned about and that's a flat mirror.

What happened when you looked at yourself in the concave part of the shiny spoon?

• My image was flipped upside down.

• My image seemed to be bigger.

• My image made me look tiny.

• Nothing happened. It was just like looking into a mirror.

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Why did the straw seem to be cut or bent when it was in a clear glass of water?

• The glass of water magnifies the straw making it seem to bend.

• The glass is an opaque object so the straw seems to bend.

• The glass is transparent and that is why the straw seems to be bent.

• The refraction of the light makes it seem that the straw is bent.

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What happens when a strong beam of light hits a prism?

• If you're not careful you could start a fire.

• A rainbow appears

• The light shines through and makes a bright light.

• It caused ultraviolet rays.

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Where did Samuel and Jack take Ethan and Amy in our story?

• They went to the fair and the house of mirrors and to New York to a concert.

• They went fishing at the lake and they had a picnic.

• They went out for dinner after going to an art museum.

• They went hiking in the woods to see how the light make bright spots and shadowed spots.

When there is a thunderstorm. What will come first, the lightning or the thunder?

• Lightning comes first

• Thunder comes first

Which things have a high pitched sound?

• a man's voice

  thunder

  explosion

• tuba

  cow

  toy drum

• birds

  screaming baby

  fire trucks

• bass guitar

  large bell

  lion's roar

Who invented the telephone?

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas Alva Edison