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Human Eye
#1 Which part of the eye collects the object that you see? Retina
#2 What sends the messaget to the brain? optic nerve
#3 The liquid between the corina and the lens is called? Aqueous Humor
#4 What is the jelly substance between the lens and the optic nerve? Vitrreous Humor
#5 Near-sightedness can be corrected with a __________________. Concave Lens
How does light work?
#1 Name the four things that light can do? straight line, bend, reflect and is a form of energy
#2 What do concave lens do? Diverge light
#3 What do convex lens do? Converge light
#4 The proper term for an object that produces light is Luminous
#5 The material the reflects all the light that strikes it is Opaque
Light Sources
#1 What is a light source? something that gives off light.
#2 Something in nature that gives off light is called? Natural light source
#3 Something humans have made that gives off light is called? Artificial light source
#4 When we talk about transmission of light what does it mean? Light that moves from one place to another place.
#5 What is it called when light bends through a material such as glass? Refraction
Lens and how they work
#1 What is curved inward at the center? Concave
#2 What is curved outward at the centre? Convex
#3 LIght hits a surface and bouces back off the surface like a mirror is called? Reflection
#4 What is the angles called when light is reflected of a mirror? angle of incidence and angle of reflection
#5 Why does an apple appear red? All the colours of the spectrum are absorbed and the red is reflected off
Light and Optics
#1 Nearsighted people have problems seeing ...... far away
#2 The coloured part of the eye is called? Iris
#3 What does transluscent mean? When an object can be partially seen through an object.
#4 A firefly is what kind of light? Natural light/Bioluminescent
#5 If you bounce a ball off a wall the ball will bounce off ........ at the same angle
Final Question
When light hits off rough surfaces, what happens to the light? The light scatters.