Common Entrance Science - Light, Sound and Space

Question 1

Sound travels fastest through?

Accepted Answer

solid

Question 2

Refraction is….

Accepted Answer

light bending

Question 3

How do you make sound?

Accepted Answer

You make a object vibrate and it causes sound waves

Question 4

What is the speed of sound in air?

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330 m/s

Question 5

A toy consisting of a tube containing mirrors and pieces of colored glass.

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kaleidoscope

Question 6

How does light travel?

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In a straight line

Question 7

What planet has the tallest mountain in the solar system?

Accepted Answer

Mars

Question 8

What can sound *NOT* travel through?

Accepted Answer

Vacuum

Question 9

Loudness is measured in Decibels.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

What is a very large group of stars with gas and dust that are held together by gravity called?

Accepted Answer

galaxy

Question 11

Stars look small because

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they are very far away

Question 12

Saturn is the biggest planet in the solar system.

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False

Question 13

When light or sound bounce off of something it is called…

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reflection

Question 14

The first part of the human ear to vibrate when sound reaches it is the

Accepted Answer

ear drum

Question 15

How many planets are there in the solar system?

Accepted Answer

8

Question 16

Frequency is measured in Hertz.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 17

A group of stars that form a pattern are known as a

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constellation

Question 18

Some sounds are loud, some are quiet. The loudness of a sound is called...

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Volume

Question 19

The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space.

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astronomy

Question 20

What was the name of the space flight that first landed humans on the moon?

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Apollo 11

Question 21

The speed of light depends on...

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The medium that it is passing through

Question 22

What is light?

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A form of energy

Question 23

The primary colors of light are

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red, blue and green

Question 24

Which of the planets is the hottest in the solar system?

Accepted Answer

Venus

Question 25

Stars give us...

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heat and light

Question 26

Which country was the first to put a man into space?

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Russia; USSR

Question 27

Name these incredibly violent explosions that end the life cycles of certain large stars.

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supernova

Question 28

Saturn is the ...………… planet in the solar system

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sixth

Question 29

Which country launched Sputnik 1, the first-ever satellite, into space in 1957?

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Russia; USSR

Question 30

The hottest stars are....

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blue

Question 31

True or False: Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 32

T/F: All galaxies contain trillions of stars and planets.

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TRUE

Question 33

Different colours of light are made of waves with

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different frequencies

Question 34

What does the trace on an Oscilloscope show?

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A representation of the sound wave

Question 35

Sound is caused by...

Accepted Answer

Vibrations

Question 36

What do we call an instrument used to look at the stars and planets?

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telescope

Question 37

Which word means light source?

Accepted Answer

Luminous

Question 38

Sound waves travel better through solids.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 39

The seasons are caused by the ________of Earth

Accepted Answer

Tilt

Question 40

The coolest stars are....

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red

Question 41

The stars winked as us last night is a(n)…

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personification

Question 42

Sound waves that are louder have...

Accepted Answer

greater amplitude

Question 43

What causes the phases of the moon?

Accepted Answer

The moon's orbit around Earth

Question 44

What is a vehicle that carries people to outer space?

Accepted Answer

Space Shuttle

Question 45

The Moon is not a satellite.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 46

What daily phenomenon does the gravitational pull of the moon cause on Earth?

Accepted Answer

tides

Question 47

Low pitch has a long -

Accepted Answer

wavelength

Question 48

Which of the following are NOT part of the Solar System?

Accepted Answer

Galaxies

Question 49

When light bends, it…

Accepted Answer

refracts

Question 50

What does Earth have in common with the other planets in the Solar System?

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All planets revolve around a star

Question 51

In the space race, America was first to:

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send a manned spaceship to the moon

Question 52

To make a soft sound, tap on the glass

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very gently

Question 53

Where is Kennedy's Space Centre based?

Accepted Answer

Florida

Question 54

On the moon you cannot hear sound because ...

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There is no air for sound to travel through in space

Question 55

What sends the sound to the brain so that it can be understood?

Accepted Answer

auditory nerve

Question 56

Compared with light, sound travels

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much more slowly

Question 57

A person who is trained to travel into outer space is called an...

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Astronaut

Question 58

Sound can travel in outer space.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 59

What is pitch?

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high and low

Question 60

Sound waves that are louder have...

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greater amplitude

Question 61

In which year was the first moon landing?

Accepted Answer

1969

Question 62

________ causes day and night.

Accepted Answer

The Earth turning on its axis

Question 63

Where does light come from?

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Sun

Question 64

The two types of curved mirrors are…

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concave and convex

Common Entrance Science - Light, Sound and Space

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Common Entrance Science - Light, Sound and Space

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