A fifth-grade student fastened a piece of cardboard to his bicycle wheel so that the spokes would cause the card to vibrate. When the student rode the bike fast, the student heard a high pitch. When the student rode the bike slowly, the student heard a low pitch. Which BEST explains why the student heard both high and low pitches from the cardboard?

The cardboard vibrated at different speeds.

The vibrations were faster when the student rode slowly.

The vibrations were slower when the student rode faster.

The cardboard vibrated at the same speed.

When a transverse wave passes from right to left through a medium, what happens to the particles of the medium?

Particles move back and forth perpendicular to the wave.

Particles travel from right to left along the wave.

Particles move back and forth parallel to the wave.

Particles travel from left to right along the wave.

Why does sound move faster through a solid than through a gas?

atoms are closer together in solids

longitudinal sound waves carry more energy through a solid

Sound waves move away from their source in every direction

Sound moves faster sideways than up or down

How are sound waves different from light waves?

sound waves need a medium, such as water or metal, to move through.

sound waves send signals to the brain through a special nerve

sound waves move energy through space and time

sound waves are part of the electromagnetic spectrum

This is a wave pattern diagram for two transverse waves. How do the waves compare?

Wave 1 has a longer wavelength than Wave 2.

Both waves have the same frequency.

Both waves have the same wavelength.

Wave 1 has a higher frequency than Wave 2.

A high soprano singer can break a crystal glass if the glass resonates with her voice. In order to do this, the sound the singer makes has to be —

speeded up before reaching the glass

amplified before reaching the glass

During a thunderstorm, you see the lightning before you hear thunder. This is because —

light travels faster than sound

light has a greater mass than sound

sound has longer wavelengths than light

sound and light travel at the same speed

Light and Sound Waves

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The bending of a wave due to a change in its speed is

interference

reflection

diffraction

refraction

The interaction between waves that meet is

reflection

diffraction

refraction

interference

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The ability of a medium to bounce back after being disturbed is called

echolocation

elasticity

density

interference

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which property of sound describes your perception of the energy of a sound?

loudness

intensity

pitch

wave speed

The electromagnetic waves with the longest wavelengths and lowest frequencies are

radio waves.

infrared rays.

X-rays.

gammy rays.

When scientists talk about white light, they areMOST likely referring to light that is

a combination of all of the colors in the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum.

the unabsorbed refracted light produced by a black light.

the narrow band corresponding to white light in the electromagnetic spectrum.

a combination of all the types of electromagnetic radiation.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following statements BEST describes visible light?

Light is an electromagnetic wave of a single frequency that makes up a small part of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Light is an electromagnetic wave of a single frequency that makes up most of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Light includes a range of electromagnetic waves that make up a small part of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Light includes a range of electromagnetic waves that make up most of the electromagnetic spectrum.

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Light and Sound Waves

The bending of a wave due to a change in its speed is

The interaction between waves that meet is

The ability of a medium to bounce back after being disturbed is called

Which property of sound describes your perception of the energy of a sound?

The electromagnetic waves with the longest wavelengths and lowest frequencies are

When scientists talk about white light, they areMOST likely referring to light that is

Which of the following statements BEST describes visible light?

Which color of light is produced when all of the colors of visible light in the electromagnetic spectrum are combined?

Light waves are arranged in the electromagnetic spectrum by

Which of these colors of visible light has the shortest wavelength?

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