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Light
The Eye
How do we see?
Mirrors/Lenses
100

How does light reflect off a plane mirror? 

What is directly back- no refraction or changing of direction. 

100
A material that allows no light to pass through it is called...

What is opaque. 

100

Which part of the eye is a hole?

What is the pupil. 

100

Which color reflects all colors of light, and which absorbs all colors of light? 

What is white. What is black. 

100

What type of lens is used to correct far-sightedness? 

What is a convex lens. 

200

What is electromagnetic radiation? 

What is a kind of radiation including visible light, radio waves, X-rays, etc. that emit energy through space. 

200

When light bends as it goes through a new substance, it is called...

What is refraction. 

200

Which part of the eye controls how much light enters? 

What is the iris. 

200

Which type of vision problem happens when light is focused in front of the retina? 

What is nearsightedness. 

200

Which lens is used to make objects appear smaller? 

What is a concave lens. 

300

Give an example of a natural and artificial source of light. 

Answers may vary. 

300

When light hits a smooth, shiny surface and bounces off in a predictable direction, this is called: 

What is reflection? 

300

What part of the eye sends messages to the brain? 

What is the optical nerve. 

300

The protective layer on the outside of the eye.

What is the cornea? 

300

This type of lens is thicker in the middle and thinner at the ledges.

What is a convex lens

400

Which mirrors do not follow the law of reflection? 

What is curved mirrors. 

400

When white light passes through a prism and separates into different colours, this process is called: 

What is dispersion?

400

Why does blurry vision occur? 

When light rays do not fall directly on the retina. 

400

When we see a red T-shirt, what colors are being reflected and which are being absorbed? 

Red is being reflected, all other colors are absorbed. 

400

Which type of mirror results in an upside down image? 

What is concave mirror. 

500

What has the highest frequency on the electromagnetic spectrum? 

Gamma

500

What are the primary colors of light? 

What is red, blue, and yellow. 

500

Which is the part of the eye that detects light? It includes two types of specialized cells, what are they and what do they detect? 

1. Retina 

2. Rods and cones 

3. Rods detect brightness, cones detect color. 

500

What is the area called where vision comes to a focus? 

What is the focal point. 

500

Do light rays converge or diverge when reflecting off a convex lens? 

What is converges.