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Year 8 Light and Sound
Year 8 Light and Sound
Key words
Frequency
Wavelength
Amplitude
Reflection
Refraction
Dispersion
Light Spectrum
Vacuum
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1. Light
Task
Fill in the missing words
1. Light travels in s……………. Lines
2. Light travels as a type of electromagnetic R……………..
3. Light travels at a speed that is much F………………… than that of sound
4. Some things can be seen through. They are said to be T…………………………..
5. Some things don't let light through at all. These are called O……………… materials
6. Some things give out their own light. These are said to be L…………………….
7. All other things we see because they R………………. Light
8. For use to see something, light must enter our E………….
light
source
object
1. Continue the two light rays to show where they would hit the screen
2. On the screen draw the shadow that the heart would form
3. Put an arrow onto each ray, to show which way the light is travelling
4. Imagine that you had a pinhole camera where the screen is. Draw the shape that would form on t
he small screen inside the camera in the space below.
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2. Reflection
Task
Follow the instructions below.
Label the straight line drawn below as MIRROR
Draw a line from the middle of the mirror at right angles to it. Label this line with its correct name.
Draw a ray of light hitting the mirror where the two lines join. The angle between the ay and the
mirror should be 40 degrees.
Label the angle of incidence and write what its value is
Draw in the reflected ray
Label the angle of reflection and say what its value is
ANGLE OF INCIDENCE =
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3. Refraction
Task
1. Complete these sentences by circling the correct word in brackets:
2. Complete the diagrams to show the path taken by the ray of light from air to glass and from glass
to air.
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4. Dispersion
Task
Fill in the gaps using the words below:
PRISM BENT WHITE RAINBOWS
SPECTRUM SLOWS DOWN SPLITS UP
When ____________ light goes through a prism it _________ ____ into all the colours of the rainbow. This is
called a _____________. White light is made up of a mixture of colours. Each of these colours is refracted
(_________) different amounts by the _________ because they __________ _________ different amounts
when they get to the glass. This is how we get ____________.
4. Explain why white light splits up into the different colours when it goes through a prism.
5. There are three primary colours of light. They are red, green and blue. All the other colours of the
spectrum are mixtures of these colours. What two primary colours of light do you think makes up:
a) Yellow light? b) Violet light? c) Cyan (pale blue) light?
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5. The Eye
Task
Label the diagram using the information from the table below.
Fill in the table giving the function of each of the structures listed
Structure Function
Pupil
Iris
Cornea
Retina
Lens
Optic nerve
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6. Sound Vibrations
Task
Fill in the blanks:
1. The propagation of sound can be described in terms of motion of a ……………………
2. Sound cannot travel through a ………………..
3. Sound can travel through gases, ………………………. And ……………………..
4. A high ………………………… of vibrations makes a ……………………… pitched sound.
5. A large ……………………… of vibrations makes a ……………………… sound.
6. Sound travels ……………………… quickly than light.
7. We hear sound when a sound wave causes our …………………….. To vibrate.
8. Some sounds have too ………………… a frequency to hear.
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7. The Ear
Task
Label the parts of the ear using the key words below:
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Summary Questions
Task
Answer the summary questions
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4. What happens to the ear drum when sound waves hit it?
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5. What part of the ear generates electrical signals to send to the brain?
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7. What is refraction?
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8. How could you show that white light is not just one colour?
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Summary Questions
Task
Answer the summary questions
10. What happens to the colours of white light when they hit something black?
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11. What colour would green laces look in red light and why?
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12. What does sound need to travel from one place to another
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14. Does sound usually travel fast in solids, liquids or gases? Explain your answer.
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