Light
Mirrors and Lenses
Colour and the Eye
Outer Space
100

Define opaque

An object that lets no light through

100

What is the name of a mirror that is not curved

Plane

100

List all the colours that make up white light

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet

100

Name all the planets in order

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

(INCORRECT IF INCLUDES PLUTO)

200

Define transparent

An object that lets through all light

200

State the law of reflection

The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection

200

Why is a red ball observed as red?

It is absorbing all colours of light and reflecting red

200

What causes day and night?

Rotation on the Earth's axis

300

List the parts of the electromagnetic spectrum in order

Radio waves, microwave, infrared, visible light, ultra violet, x rays, gamma rays

300

How does light behave with a concave mirror

Converges

300

If you walk into a dark room, explain what happens to your eyes

The iris dilates the pupil to try and let in as much light as possible

(must include the why)

300

List the rocky planets

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

400

Define refraction

The bending of light as it travels between mediums with different densities

400

How does light behave with a concave lens

Diverges

400

White light travels through a red filter and then a cyan filter. What colour would be observed?

Black

400
Explain why Earth's year is shorter than Jupiter's

Jupiter has a larger orbit around the sun than Earth

500
What is one use for gamma rays?

Cancer treatments, medical imaging, sterilisation

500

Give two uses for a concave mirror

Telescopes, dental mirrors, solar cookers, microscopes


500

List the parts of the eye that light travels through in order starting with cornea (there are 5 parts total)

cornea --> pupil --> lens --> retina --> optic nerve

500

Explain why we experience seasons with reference to winter and summer

The Earth is tilted on its axis so if you are on the half of the Earth that is tilted away from the sun you are experiencing winter while the other half of the Earth is experiencing summer since it is tilted toward the sun

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