Characteristics of Light
Opacity
The Eye
Color
Random Trivia
100
When light bounces, often off smooth, shiny surfaces.
What is REFLECTION?
100
This type of material allows light to pass through very easily.
What is TRANSPARENT?
100
The black part of the eye that lets light into the eye.
What is the PUPIL?
100
This word describes the colors of light we are able to see including red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. (ROY G BIV)
What is the VISIBLE SPECTRUM?
100

Captain Marvel's real name is?

Carol Danvers

200
When light bends as it passes from one transparent material to another. For example, when light passes from the air into the water. This causes an object like a pencil to appear disconnected where the air and water meet.
What is REFRACTION?
200
This type of object blocks all of the light from passing through and creates a dark shadow.
What is OPAQUE?
200
The beautiful blue, brown, green, or hazel part of your eye that adjusts to let more or light in through the pupil.
What is the IRIS?
200

This transparent object refracts light and separates it into the colors of the rainbow. When it rains, drops of water act like this object.

What is a PRISM?

200

Nevada's nickname is?

The silver state

300
Light that is taken in by an object is ___________.
What is ABSORBED?
300
This type of object allows some, but not all, light to pass through.
What is TRANSLUCENT?
300
The part of the eye that sits towards the front of the eye and focuses light onto the retina.
What is the LENS?
300

When the three primary colors of light (red, blue, and green) are combined, they form this color of light.

What is WHITE LIGHT?

300

How many bones do sharks have?

None, they only have cartilage  

400

Daily Double

What are the 3 primary colors of pigment?

400

Double Jeopardy

An example of an opaque, translucent, and transparent object are...

400
The part at the back of the eye where the image of an object is projected. Funny enough, the image is upside down!
What is the RETINA?
400

A pumpkin reflects this color light while absorbing these colors.

What is ORANGE (reflects) and RED, YELLOW, GREEN, BLUE, INDIGO, VIOLET (absorbs).

400

Which sport has a pommel horse?

Gymnastics

500

Mrs. Porter mentioned that sunglasses are responsible for reflecting and absorbing light. Explain how this works in your own words.

Top layer of sunglasses reflect light, bouncing it off the sunglasses away from the eyes. Another layer absorbs light so that only some light is able to pass through to our eyes. ANSWERS MAY VARY!

500
The reason why opaque objects make better, darker shadows than transparent or translucent objects.
Opaque objects block all of the light from passing through them, leaving a shadow in the shape of the object that is in the path of the light. Light goes around the object but not through it. Transparent and translucent objects let light through, making the shadow less dark.
500
The clear layer at the very front of the eye where thelight shines in.
What is the CORNEA?
500

Explain why mixing blue and yellow food dye makes green.

ANSWERS MAY VARY!

500

In Finding Dory, what kind of fish is Dory?

A blue tang.