Sound Vocab
The very top of a sound wave is called the
A. trough
B. crest
C. amplitude
D. medium
B. crest
A roller coaster at the very top of a hill has
A. potential energy
B. kinetic energy
C. light energy
D. sound energy
A. potential energy
Which rubber band would you pluck on your shoebox guitar to make the lowest pitch sound?
A. A thin short rubber band
B. A thin long rubber band
C. A medium long rubber band
D. A thick long rubber band
Light energy that can be broken into the colors of the rainbow is the _______.
A. wavelength
B. visible spectrum
C. transparency
D. prism
B. visible spectrum
A material that allows light to pass through so that whatever is behind can be seen is _______.
A. opaque
B. transparent
C. translucent
B. transparent
The very bottom of a sound wave is called the
A. trough
B. crest
C. amplitude
D. medium
A. trough
A fan that is spinning around has
A. potential energy
B. kinetic energy
C. light energy
D. sound energy
B. kinetic energy
hat should you do the glass goblet to make it ring with a higher pitch when you tap it with a spoon?
A. Pour out some of the liquid
B. Put more liquid in the goblet.
C. Hit the goblet harder.
D. Hit the goblet softer.
B. Put more liquid in the goblet.
An example of a material that is transparent
A. tissue paper
B. aluminum foil
C. glass
D. all of the above
C. glass
A material that allows light to pass through but scatters it so that whatever is behind it cannot be seen clearly is _________.
A. opaque
B. transparent
C. translucent
C. translucent
Sound must have a ____________________ (solid, liquid, or gas) to travel through.
A. trough
B. crest
C. amplitude
D. medium
D. medium
Sound is created by
A. amplitude
B. decibels
C. waves
D. vibrations
D. vibrations
Which direction will the sound waves move from the bell when you ring it?
A. Away from the sides
B. Out the end
C. Out the back
D. In all directions
D. In all directions
Why is the moon classified as a light reflector instead of a light producer?
A. The moon makes its own light from energy within it.
B. The moon is visible because light from the sun bounces off of it.
C. The moon is not visible from Earth during the new moon phase.
D. The moon glows from radiant energy below its surface.
B. The moon is visible because light from the sun bounces (reflects) off of it.
An object that does not allow any light to pass through is said to be ________________________.
A. opaque
B. transparent
C. translucent
A. opaque
How fast or slow a sound wave travels in a second is called its ____________________.
A. Frequency
B. Pitch
C. Wavelength
D. Decibel
A. frequency
The energy an object has while it is moving
A. potential energy
B. kinetic energy
C. light energy
D. sound energy
B. kinetic energy
The distance from the top of one wave to the top of the next wave.
A. amplitude
B. decibels
C. wavelength
D. vibrations
C. wavelength
In which direction would you expect the sun to be located?
A. North
B. South
C. East
D. West
B. south
When light passes through air and enters water, the light waves __________.
A. Slow down.
B. Bend.
C. Refract.
D. All of the above.
D. All of the above
The wavelength of a sound affects how high or a low a sound is. This is called ____________________.
A. Frequency
B. Pitch
C. Wavelength
D. Decibel
B. pitch
Which type of energy travels faster?
A. mechanical energy
B. heat energy
C. light energy
D. sound energy
C. light energy
Volume (how loud or soft a sound) is measured in ____________________.
Frequency
Hertz
Amplitude
decibels
D. decibels
Brian is wearing a red t-shirt. Why does it appear red?
A. All the colors of the spectrum combine to form red.
B. The blue and green waves of the spectrum are reflected.
C. The red waves of the visible spectrum are absorbed.
D. The red waves of the visible spectrum are reflected.
D. The red waves of the visible spectrum are reflected.
An example of a material that is translucent
A. tissue paper
B. aluminum foil
C. glass
D. all of the above
C. glass