Characteristics of Waves
Light
Sound
Describing Light and Sound
Unit Comprehension Questions
100

This means the power to do work.

What energy?


100

This is a type of energy that let's us see.

What is light?

100

This is energy that moves in waves and allows us to hear. 

What is sound?

100

This describes a sound that is low an quiet.

What is soft?

100

The sound wave moves to your _____.

What is ear?

200

This is an invisible wave caused by vibrations that move sound.

What is a sound wave?

200

This is what you see when light bounces off different objects.

What is color?

200

This is a loud sound that a person might hear.

What is noise? 

200

This describes a sound that is strong and noisy. 

What is loud?

200

The vibration moves the _____.

What is air?

300

This is a fast movement that goes back and forth.

What is a vibration? 


300

This means to soak into something.

What is absorb? 

300

This is how loud or soft a sound is. 

What is volume?

300

This describes the pitch of a fast-moving sound wave.

What is high? 

300

A _____ wave means the sound is loud.

What is tall?

400

This is an invisible wave that moves light.

What is a light wave? 

400

This means to bounce off of something.

What is reflect? 

400

This is how high or low a sound is.

What is pitch? 

400

This describes the pitch of a slow-moving sound wave.

What is low? 

400

Sound waves of a high note look ____________.

What is close together? 

500

The distance from the top of one wave to the top of the next wave is called a _____.

What is a wavelength? 

500

Light waves can _____.

What is bend? 

500

Radio waves go through the air to a _____.

What is a tower? 

500

Sunlight shines down and looks _____.

What is white? 

500

There are little bits of energy called _____.

What are photons? 

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