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Inventors
Light
The Eye
Lens and Mirrors
Miscellaneous
100
Who invented the electric light bulb?
Thomas Edison
100
??Two Answer Question?? Light always travels in what direction and at what speed does it travel?
A straight line and approx. 186,000 miles per second
100
The transparent layer covering the front of the eyeball is the ______.
Cornea
100
A mirror that bulges toward the viewer and makes things look smaller is a _______ mirror.
Convex
100
Material that allows light to pass straight through
Transparent
200
Who invented to telescope?
Lippershey, Galileo, and Newton
200
All the colors in the spectrum are absorbed by what "color"?
Black
200
The muscles that regulate the size of the pupil are called the ______. Hint: They give your eye its color.
Iris
200
A mirror which bulges away from the viewer and makes things look bigger is a _______ mirror.
Concave
200
Material which allows light to pass through, but you cannot see the object on the other side
Translucent
300
Who invented the microscope?
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
300
A red dress appears "red" because the material is ________ red light.
reflecting
300
The light-sensitive lining covering the inside of the eyeball is the ____________.
Retina
300
A lens which refracts light rays and brings them into focus is a ______ lens.
Convex
300
A material that does not allow light to pass through
Opaque
400
Who discovered how a prism separates white light?
Sir Isaac Newton
400
Bending of light is called __________.
refraction
400
The structure behind the pupil that refracts and refocuses the light it receives is the ____________.
(convex) lens
400
A lens which scatters light rays is a ________ lens.
Concave
400
The type of vision in which both eyes work together to produce a single image is called _________.
Binocular
500
??Bonus Question??
Sir Isaac Newton's reflecting telescope used a ________ mirror and a convex lens.
500
What are the colors of the spectrum? Start with the longest wave lengths and move to the shortest wave lengths.
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Violet
500
The extra layer of reflecting cells behind the retina of many nocturnal animals is called _________.
Tapetum
500
**Visual Clue** Look toward Mrs. Porter and answer the question she provides.
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500
The large bundle of fibers that carries the message of what the eye has seen to the brain is called _______.
Optic Nerve