SOUND AND LIGHT

1. What type of wave is sound?

A) Transverse B) Longitudinal C) Gravitational D) Electromagnetic
2. What is the range of human hearing in hertz (Hz)?
A) 1 to 1,000 Hz B) 20 to 20,000 Hz C) 50 to 10,000 Hz D) 10 to 100,000 Hz
3. What is the speed of sound in air at room temperature?
A) 30 m/s B) 100 m/s C) 340 m/s D) 1000 m/s
4. Which of the following materials would be the best conductor of sound?
A) Air B) Water C) Steel D) Rubber
5. What is an echo?
A) The interaction of sound waves when they meet B) A sound that is too high-pitched for humans to hear
C) A sound that is too low-pitched for humans to hear D) A reflection of sound waves off a surface 6.
What is the unit of sound intensity?
A) Watt B) Decibel C) Hertz D) Newton
7. What is the name for the frequency at which an object naturally vibrates?
A) Wavelength B) Resonance C) Amplification D) Damping
8. What is the name for the process of sound waves bouncing off a surface and changing direction?
A) Refraction B) Diffraction C) Reflection D) Absorption
9. What is sound energy measured in?
A) Watts B) Volts C) Joules D) Newtons
10. What is the highest possible sound intensity level that a human can tolerate before hearing damage occur?
A) 50 decibels B) 85 decibels C) 120 decibels D) 150 decibels
11. What type of wave is light?
A) Transverse B) Longitudinal C) Electromagnetic D) Gravitational
12. What is the speed of light in a vacuum?
A) 300,000 meters per second B) 30,000 meters per second C) 3,000 meters per second D) 300 meters per second
13. What is the angle of incidence equal to in a reflection experiment?
A) Half the angle of reflection B) The angle of reflection C) The angle of refraction D) 90 degrees
14. Which type of lens is used to correct farsightedness?
A) Convex B) Concave C) Both D) None
15. What is the wavelength range of visible light?
A) 400-700 nanometers B) 700-1000 nanometers C) 1000-1400 nanometers D) 1400-2000 nanometers
16. What is the bending of light as it passes through an angle called?
A) Reflection B) Refraction C) Scattering D) Diffraction
17. What is the color of light with the shortest wavelength?
A) Red B) Green C) Blue D) Violet
18. What is the color of light with the longest wavelength?
A) Red B) Green C) Blue D) Violet
19. What is the name of the process when light is absorbed and then reemitted at a longer wavelength?
A) Reflection B) Refraction C) Interference D) Fluorescence
20. Which color of light is most strongly absorbed by a green leaf?
A) Red B) Blue C) Green D) White Answer: A) Red