Light & Sound Energy

LeGacey puts her ear against a door and hears sounds from the other side of the door. What happens when sound waves travel through a material, such as a door?

• They vibrate the particles in the material
• They stop vibrating
• They change volume
• None of the other answer choices

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What is a characteristic of light?

• All of the other answer choices
• It is a form of energy
• It can move through empty space
• It travels in waves

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How does a beam of light travel after it has been reflected off a mirror?

• In a straight line
• In a wave

• In many different directions
• It stops traveling

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Which of the following best describes what happens to light when it hits the surface of a pool?

• It slows and bends at the point where it passes from air to water.
• It slows down and changes direction, bouncing off the surface of the water.
• It speeds up and moves in a straight line as it passes into water.
• None of the other answer choices

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You shine a flashlight on an object, and light reflected, or bounced back. What kind of object could this be? What is the best description of how light moves?

• As a straight beam
• In multiple steps
• Slowly in one direction
• As a vibration through materials

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London W. can see her sister through a glass door, but she appears fuzzy with no details. The glass door must be made of _____

• translucent material
• becomes higher.
• opaque material
• reflective material

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As the frequency of a sound wave increases, the pitch ____

• becomes higher.
• becomes lower.
• becomes louder.
• becomes softer.

How do white light waves act when they enter a prism?

• They bend or refract.
• They are reflected.
• They become raindrops.
• They are absorbed.

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Which of the following can act like a prism?

• a raindrop
• a radio
• a piece of paper
• a laser

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Which form of energy is carried only by vibrations through air, water, or other form of matter?

• Sound energy
• Light energy
• Mechanical energy
• Electrical energy

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