Light and Sound

What sort of frequency do high-pitched sound waves have?

• high

• low

• medium

• no frequency

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What role does energy play in sound?

• sound waves have nothing to do with energy

• sound waves carry energy

• energy is present in loud sounds only

• energy is present in high pitched sounds but not in low pitched sounds

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

When you look in a mirror, what is happening to the light?

• it is increasing in wavelengths

• it is being refracted

• it is being absorbed

• it is being reflected

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What is it called when light bends as it moves from one surface to another

• absorption

• reflection

• refraction

• incidence

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What might explain why light travels in a straight line?

• if there is nothing to interfere with light waves they should travel in a straight line

• Light waves will always travel in a straight line, even if they come in contact with another object.

• Light waves don't travel in straight lines.

What can you use to see all the different colors of white light?

• a flashlight

• a shadow

• a camera

• a prism

What is white light?

• The type of light that is found in x-rays

• The type of light given off by the sun and light bulbs

• The type of light that is used in microwaves

• The type of light that makes up radio waves

Materials that let light pass through them.

• transparent

• translucent

• opaque

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

A disturbance that transmits energy

• wave

• sound

• pitch

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The highness or lowness of sound

• pitch

• vibration

• frequency