Reflection/Refraction
Liquids, Gas and Solid
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Misc
100

Reflection is when waves do what?

A.  bend as they go through different mediums

B.  bounce off as they go a different direction

C. break as the waves disappear into smaller pieces

B.  bounce off as they go a different direction

100

What happens when a liquid is compressed:

A. a liquid won't compress enough to really matter

B. the temperature of the liquid goes down when compressed

C. molecules of liquid become radioactive if they are compressed

A. a liquid won't compress enough to really matter

100

A physical property of Oxygen at STP is:

A. it is an element

B. it is a liquid

C. it is a gas

C. it is a gas

100
Sing Mary had a little lamb

Well done!

100

What are the colors of the rainbow in order?

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet

200

When something is OPAQUE it

A. changes color in the dark

B. reflects or absorbs all light

C. bends the light passing through it

B. reflects or absorbs all light

200

If you compress a gas:

A. it gets hotter because of the kinetic energy

B. it gets colder because of the potential energy

C. not much happens because a gas won't compress

A. it gets hotter because of the kinetic energy

200

Oxygen would be best considered as a(n):

A. organic compound

B. natural substance

C. pure substance

C. pure substance

200

What is the average life span of a housefly?

A. 28 days

B. 37 days

C. They never ever die

A. 28 days

200

What is amplitude?

The height of a wave

300

Something is TRANSLUCENT when the waves:

A. get completely reflected by it

B. get sort of absorbed and sort of reflected

C. pass straight through it and are not stopped or slowed

B. get sort of absorbed and sort of reflected

300

When two objects collide:

A. kinetic energy gets transferred between them

B. the original potential energy returns to each object

C. they become one single combined object because of gravity

A. kinetic energy gets transferred between them

300

A physical property of Hydrogen at STP is:

A. it's an element

B. it is liquid

C. it is a gas

C. it is a gas

300

An unlit match has what type of energy?

A. kinetic energy

B. chemical energy

C. potential energy

B. chemical energy

300

What is frequency?

The amount of waves that pass a point in a unit of time

400

REFRACTION is when waves:

A. bend as they go through different mediums

B. bounce off as they go a different direction

C. broaden as each wave get wider and taller

A. bend as they go through different mediums

400

What would you expect to happen when gas particles fly around and collide with each other:

A. they change color when they collide

B. they eventually line up going the same direction

C. they transfer kinetic energy to everything they touch

C. they transfer kinetic energy to everything they touch

400

At STP, a chemical property of Hydrogen is:

A.  highly reactive

B. medium reactive

C. non reactive

A.  highly reactive

400

What type of food is used to create Jack-O-Lanterns?

Pumpkins

400

Where is the crest of the wave located

at the top

500

Name the process shown by a prism:

A. reflection-light bounces off some stuff

B. refraction-light bends going though some stuff

B. refraction-light bends going though some stuff

500

An object falling shows this energy:

A. kinetic

B. potential

A. kinetic

500

Carbon would be best considered a(n):

A. natural substance

B. compound

C. pure substance

C. pure substance

500

What universal root vegetable can be baked, smashed, roasted, boiled and fried?

Potatoes

500

Where is the trough of the wave located?

at the bottom of the wave

600

Louder sounds have:

A. bigger speakers and amplifiers

B. shorter wavelengths and taller amplitudes

C. taller amplitudes

C. taller amplitudes

600

What uses magnets:

A. cars

B. refrigerators

C. computers

D. all of the above

D. all of the above

600

A physical property of Sodium Chloride at STP is:

A. it's an element

B. it's a solid

C. it's a gas

B. it's a solid

600

What is the capitol of Michigan?

Lansing

600

How are Tsunami's created

Earthquakes and volcanos erupting under water on the ocean floor

700

Warm air rising and cool air sinking is an example of:

A. conduction

B. radiation

C. convection

C. convection

700

What is an atom:

A. a particle smaller than microscopic

B. a special type of magnet

C. a type of compass

A. a particle smaller than microscopic

700

Sodium Chloride would be best considered as a

A. organic compound

B. natural substance

C. compound

C. compound

700

How many continents are there in the world

Seven

700

How many stiches on a baseball?

108

800

When you sit next to a campfire or fireplace, you feel the warmth.  This is an example of:

A. conduction

B. radiation

C. convection

B. radiation

800

The atoms in a magnet are neatly aligned and all facing the same direction. 

A. True

B. False

A. True

800

The common name for Sodium Chloride is:

A.  table sugar

B. toothpaste

C. table salt

C. table salt

800

How many states are there in the United States?

Fifty 50

800

Who was the first man to walk on the moon?

Neil Armstrong

900

A warm bowl of soup is sitting on the table.  You place a cool spoon in the soup and after two minutes the spoon is also warm.  This is an example of:

A. convection

B. radiation

C. conduction

C. conduction

900

All magnets have a _____ pole and a ____ pole:

A. strong and weak

B. up and down

C. north and south

C. north and south

900

The common name for Sodium Fluoride is:
A. table sugar

B. toothpaste

C. table salt

D. water

B. toothpaste

900
How many minutes in a 24 hour period

1440

900

What letter comes after "Z"?

Nothing. Its the last letter