Sound and Light Activities

Activity #1: Pause-Think- Recall

On a separate sheet of pad paper, answer the activity Pause-Think-Recall on pages 52 and
56 of your science book. Explain your answers in two sentences only.

P.52
1. Sound is a longitudinal wave. It propagates through solid, liquid and gas.
2. Molecules in a solid object are closer together than the molecules in liquid and gas, allowing
the sound move through them because of the molecules colliding quickly. Temperature, because
the higher the temperature the faster sound travels.
3. Sound travels faster in solid objects. The molecules are closer together allowing the molecules
to collide quickly and allowing the sound through it.

P. 56
1. Electromagnetic waves vary in wavelength and frequency. The Higher the frequency the more
they have energy.
2. Reflection is the turning back of light. Refraction is the bending of light.

Activity #2: Web Reading

Why are we able to see things? Seeing things involves a particular kind of wave that is
called light. Click on these websites to know more about it and then answer the process questions
below. Explain your answers in 1-2 sentences.

https://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/light/Lesson-1/Wavelike-Behaviors-of-Light
https://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/light/Lesson-2/The-Electromagnetic-and-Visible-
Spectra

Process Questions:

1. How are light and sound the same? They are both types of wave.
2. How are they different? Light waves are electromagnetic waves while sound
waves are longitudinal waves.
3. Why do you see the lightning first before you hear the thunder on a rainy day?
Because light travels faster than sound.
4. How many ways does light behave? Light behaves in 5 ways. Scattering,
reflecting, refracting, absorbing and transmitted.
5. Is white light just white? If not, how many colors is it made of? It is not just white, it
is a combination of all colors in the color spectrum. It is made up of the colors of
the rainbow which consists 6-7 colors.
6. How does each property of light help us to see things? This reflection of light is
 what enables us to see everything around us.
7. Why do we see a rainbow immediately after a rain? By dispersion of light. It is
formed when sunlight passes through water droplets suspended in air.
8. What wavelength of light is absorbed by a ripe banana? What wavelength does it
transmit? Wavelengths of about 570 to 580 nanometers bounce back. These are
the wavelengths of the yellow light.
9. We always see water to have no color at all. But why do we see blue tropical
seawaters? Because of the absorption and dispersion of light.
10. When a car is parked out in the sun, drivers will always place an aluminum covered
reflector in their dashboard. Why is this so? It protects it from the heat and light of
the sun.