Light and Sound Vocabulary Review

1. 1. Marcia wraps a book in construction paper. She can't see the book's title through the paper. Why?

• The construction paper is transparent which makes the title look fuzzy.

• The construction paper is translucent which does not allow you to see the title of the book.

• The construction paper is opaque which does not allow you to see the title of the book.

• The construction paper is reflected making the title of the book look fuzzy.

The objects shown are all ____________.

• opaque, because you can not see clearly through any of the objects

• translucent, because you can see through the objects but what you see is blurry

• reflected, because light is bouncing off the objects and you can not see through them

• transparent, because you can see clearly through the objects

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

3. 3. The picture shown is an example of ____________.

• refraction, because the light is bouncing off the object

• refraction, because the light is bending as it moves through water and a solid

• refraction, because the light is being separated into colors

• refraction, because the light is moving back and forth quickly

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

4. All of the following are true about light EXCEPT

• light travels in a straight line

• light can be reflected or refracted

• light has to travel through a medium such as a solid, liquid, or gas

• light is a form of energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

5. 5. In the picture shown, which correctly shows how light is reflected?

• A, because the light is bouncing off the surface

• B, because the light is being absorbed by the surface

• C, because the light is allowed to go through the surface

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

6. 6. The picture shown is a prism. A prism _____________.

• reflects, or bounces, the light off into separate colors

• absorbs, or takes in the light, and separates it into colors

• refracts, or bends, the light separating it into colors

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

7. 7. Which fact would you select to support the following argument: If a tree falls and nobody's there to hear it, does it make a sound?

• Yes, because sound is a form of energy transmitted through a medium like air.

• Yes, because sound is not a form of energy and is transmitted through a medium like space.

• No, because sound is a form of energy transmitted through a medium like air.

• No, because sound is not a form of energy and is transmitted through a medium like space.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

8. 8. How could you test to see if an object was translucent?

• Turn off the lights and shine a source of light onto the object. If the object is translucent, some of the light will come through it.

• Turn off the lights and shine a source of light onto the object. If the object is translucent, all of the light will come through it.

• Turn off the lights and shine a source of light onto the object. If the object is translucent, none of the light will come through it.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

9. 9. At Friday night's football game the band played a new song. All of the instruments made a sound because of a _________ or back and forth movement of matter.

• vibration

• medium

• pitch

• light

10. 10. The pictures shown are examples of

• a reflection

• a refraction

• mediums

• vibrations

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4