Light and Sound Quiz

How quickly does light travel?

• a. 100 miles per hour - like a baseball

• b. 1 mile per second - like a space rocket

• c. 600 miles per hour - like an airplane

• d. 186,000 miles per second - faster than any human object

What did you learn about violet light?

• a. It has the shortest wavelength and the most energy.

• b. It has the longest wavelength and the most energy.

• c. It has the shortest wavelength and the least energy.

• d. It has the longest wavelength and the least energy.

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What are examples of opaque materials?

• a. glass and water

• b. clear plastic and sunglasses

• c. cardboard and foil

• d. air and prism

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What happens when white light is shined into a prism?

• a. only red and violet light comes out

• b. you can hear the colors come out

• c. only green and yellow light comes out

• d. the color spectrum comes out

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How are light and sound the same?

• a. They are both bright.

• b. They both travel in waves.

• c. They are both loud.

• d. They both have colors.

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What is pitch?

• a. the intensity of the sound

• b. how high or low a sound is

• c. how loud or soft a sound is

• d. how fast a sound travels through a medium

What is volume?

• a. how long or short a sound is

• b. the intensity of a sound

• c. how fast sound travels through a medium

• d. how high or low a sound is

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What is another name for your voice box (vocal cords)?

• a. trachea

• b. lungs

• c. larynx

• d. throat