Light and Sound Unit

18. Jenny wants to buy new curtains for her bedroom. She likes to sleep late into the day. What would be the best type?

3. Which of the following can act like a prism?

19. What happens when light hits clear glass? 

23. When a guitar string is strummed, it produces sound by making 

17. What type of glass in a window would allow the most light into a room? 

12. The picture below shows a pencil in a glass container of water.  Why does the pencil look as if it is broken?

9. Which of the following reflects light in order to be visible? 

Mr. Emanuel was driving his car at night. Another car was approaching him with its headlights on. Which statement is tru

Susan tapped her foot on the floor and then stomped her foot on the floor. What caused the difference in volume?

8. Which statement below best explains what must happen in order for an object to be visible? 

13. A student sees a mirror image of a duck in the water of the lake.  What causes this mirror image? 

25. If each of these nails were placed on foam and struck with a pencil, which nail would produce the lowest pitch?  

24. What are the different materials that vibrations can travel through? 

11. Megan turns on her flashlight. How does the light travel?

2. White light is made of every color of the rainbow. Which of the following gives the correct order of colors?

10. What happens when light reflects off an object?  

The class is making musical instruments with boxes and rubber bands. Chrissy wants her instrument to have a high-pitch

Looking at Jack’s data, at what position was Jack standing the furthest away from the spotlight?

30. One way to change the volume of a noise is to move far away from the source of the noise. Why does this work? 

31. What would happen to the sound if you increase the amount of force you use to hit a drum?

14. Which process takes place when light does not pass through or reflect from a material but remains in the material?

28. Mr. Graham’s piano is out of tune. He knows that the wires need adjusting. If Mr. Graham tightens the wires

29. A siren’s sound suddenly becomes very loud. What could be the cause of this?

5. What will happen if you move farther away from a glowing lightbulb?

1. Which of the following would provide evidence that white light is made up of different colors?