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Grade 5 Waves and Sound
What is sound energy?
  1. It is energy that travels in waves through vibrating matter.
  2. It is energy that travels in waves like light from the stars.
  3. It is plain kinetic energy.
  4. It is moving electrons.
Grade 5 Waves and Sound
The                 is the measure of a light wave.
  1. feet
  2. light ray
  3. frequency
  4. wavelength
Grade 5 Waves and Sound
What is an optical phenomenon that causes a spectrum of light to appear in the sky?
  1. lens
  2. rainbow
  3. frequency
  4. crest
Grade 5 Waves and Sound
Frequency refers to which of the following?
  1. pitch
  2. amplitude
  3. speed of sound waves
  4. wave length
Grade 5 Waves and Sound
How loud or soft a sound is called                .
  1. pitch
  2. volume
  3. reflect
  4. refract
Grade 5 Waves and Sound
The bottom of a light wave is called the trough.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Waves and Sound
Waves carry                .
  1. vibrations
  2. molecules
  3. energy
  4. interference
Grade 5 Waves and Sound
Sound travels most slowly through which of the following?
  1. an iron pole
  2. a block of wood
  3. a pool of fresh water
  4. an area of dry air
Grade 5 Waves and Sound
The                 is described as the distance between one crest or trough to another crest or trough.
  1. wavelength
  2. frequency
  3. wave velocity
  4. amplitude
Grade 5 Waves and Sound
What color of light has the longest wavelength?
  1. red
  2. blue
  3. green
  4. violet
Grade 5 Waves and Sound
What is the best definition of decibel?
  1. measure of distance
  2. measure of cubic volume
  3. measure of loudness
  4. measure of weight
Grade 5 Waves and Sound
The highest point of a wave is called the                .
  1. crest
  2. trough
  3. amplitude
  4. wavelength
Grade 5 Waves and Sound
Light appears cloudy through objects that are                .
  1. opaque
  2. translucent
  3. shiny
  4. transparent
Grade 5 Waves and Sound
Light travels in                 lines from the Sun.
  1. straight
  2. bent
  3. curved
Grade 5 Waves and Sound
Volume measures which of the following?
  1. frequency
  2. amplitude
  3. wave length
  4. pitch
Grade 5 Waves and Sound
The bottom of a light wave is called the crest.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Waves and Sound
The energy we can hear is
  1. potential energy.
  2. mechanical energy.
  3. open circuit.
  4. sound energy.
Grade 5 Waves and Sound
What is sound energy?
  1. Energy that can be seen.
  2. Energy that can be heard.
  3. The flow of energy from a warmed object to a cooler object.
  4. The combination of an object's potential and kinetic energy.
Grade 5 Waves and Sound
What is how high or low a sound is?
  1. shadow
  2. volume
  3. closed circuit
  4. pitch
Grade 5 Waves and Sound
Reflecting sound is called a(n)               .
  1. mirage
  2. echo
  3. decibel
  4. earlobe
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