Waves
Sound
Brain Break
Refraction and Reflection
Transparent, Translucent, Opaque
100

What option on the picture shows the wave's wavelength? 


One

100

True or False? 

When you speak, the sound of your voice only travels forward.

False

100

Name a song that has the same tune as the Alphabet song

Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star

Baa Baa Black Sheep

100

Which color shirt will make you hotter in the summer? A white shirt or a black shirt?

Black shirt

100

Give me an example of something Opaque in the room right now

Some examples: 

Chair, Desk, pencil, students, walls, book shelves, stuffed animals 

200

What number on the diagram shows the wave's crest?

Four

200

What materials do sounds move the fastest through? 

Solids

200

This is Jyoti Kishanji Amge. At 31 years old, she's shortest woman alive. Closest to guess her height gets the points

She is 2'1" or 25 inches tall 

200

A rainbow is an axample of what property?

Refraction

200

Give me an example of a transparent object

Some examples are: 

Windows, glasses, water, air, plastic wrap

300

What is the amplitude of a wave? 

The height of the wave

300

If a sound wave has low energy it has a low_______

Volume

300

What color do hedgehog quills glow under a black light? 

Pink 


300

Given the picture below, what point will the laser bend and Why?

Point Y because that's when the light changes medium 

300

Give me example of an translucent object

Some examples are: 

Tissue Paper, Wax Paper, stained glass, lampshades, sunglasses

400

What property determines color in light waves and pitch in sound waves?

Frequency 

400

A teacher fills five glasses with different amounts of water and taps them. The rate of vibration of each glass varies depending on the amount of water in the glass.
Which property of the sound varies from glass to glass?

The pitch of the sound

400

This is Jonathan. He is the oldest land animal alive. Closest team to guess his age gets the points

Hatched in 1832 Jonathan is 192 years old. 

He's older then the stapler, the safety pin, the zipper, and plastic

400

White light is made up of six different colors. If I shine it on a red rose, what colors will be absorbed and which will be reflected?

Red light will be reflected

Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue and Violet light will be absorbed

400

Transparent objects can still affect light. What is the most common way they affect light?

Refraction 

500

What is the biggest difference between a light wave and a sound wave? 

A light wave can travel through the vacuum of space, sound waves can not

500

What causes an echo?

Sound reflecting off a surface

500

Which former president had a toy named after him? What was the toy?

Theodore Roosevelt had the teddy bear named after him 

500

Which way should you put a car shade to keep the inside of the car cool and why?  

The shiny side should be facing outward so that sunlight will reflect off the sun shade

500

Explain how a shadow is formed.

A shadow is formed due to light being blocked from an opaque or translucent object leaving a spot of darkness

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