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Light & Sound: Seeing and Hearing Science

SheelonPhysicsScienceEnglishGrades K-5Published Aug 5, 2026

How do rainbows form, and why can you hear an echo? Discover reflections, shadows, vibrations, and pitch in this hands-on physics quiz for elementary school.

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  1. What is a shadow?

    Multiple Choice · 20s

    AA place light cannot reach because something blocks it
    BA reflection of the sun
    CA type of dark paint
    DAir that has cooled down

  2. Sound is made when objects...

    Multiple Choice · 20s

    AGlow softly
    BMelt
    CFreeze solid
    DVibrate

  3. What happens when white light passes through a prism?

    Multiple Choice · 20s

    AIt gets hotter
    BIt splits into the colors of the rainbow
    CIt turns into sound
    DIt disappears
  4. We can see the Moon because it makes its own light.True / False · 20s
  5. What do we call sound bouncing back from a wall or a cliff?Multiple Choice · 20s
  6. Which surface reflects light best?Multiple Choice · 20s
  7. What is the arc of colors that appears in the sky when sunlight shines through rain called? (one word)Type Answer · 30s
  8. Sound can travel through empty space where there is no air.True / False · 20s
  9. Whether a sound is high or low is called its...Multiple Choice · 20s
  10. Why do you see a flash of lightning before you hear the thunder?Multiple Choice · 20s
  11. Objects you cannot see through, like a brick wall, are called...Multiple Choice · 20s
  12. Which body part catches sound waves so you can hear? (one word)Type Answer · 30s

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