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Grade 6 Waves and Sound
What do all waves transmit?
  1. matter
  2. energy
  3. water
  4. sound
Grade 6 Waves and Sound
What do playing a guitar, banging a drum, and dropping a pebble in the water have in common?
  1. they all produce light
  2. they all cause vibrations
  3. they all convert heat to energy
  4. they need gravity to move
Grade 6 Waves and Sound
Regions in a sound wave where particles are farthest apart are called                .
  1. compressions
  2. condensations
  3. depressions
  4. rarefactions
Grade 6 Waves and Sound
In which medium would sound move the fastest?
  1. vacuum
  2. water
  3. steel
  4. air
Grade 6 Waves and Sound
What is the distance between two consecutive points on a wave called?
  1. frequency
  2. period
  3. amplitude
  4. wavelength
Grade 6 Waves and Sound
Sound is produced when matter                .
  1. freezes
  2. vibrates
  3. mixes
  4. absorbs
Grade 6 Waves and Sound
Sound moves slower in water compared to air.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 6 Waves and Sound
What happens to the light on a black surface?
  1. It reflects.
  2. It scatters.
  3. It gets absorbed.
Grade 6 Waves and Sound
Sound waves are transverse.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 6 Waves and Sound
How does light react on a shiny surface?
  1. Light scatters, or bounces off in lots of different directions, which means we can't see a clear reflection and the surface will appear dull.
  2. Light reflects, or bounces all at the same angle so a clear image or reflection can be seen.
Grade 6 Waves and Sound
Both sound and light travel in waves.
  1. True
  2. False
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