BTN Glass Inventions Listening Task

Select the three topics covered in the video.

• Reading glasses

• Telescopes

• Light Bulbs

• Microscopes

Reading glasses were most likely invented in which country around 1268?

• Italy

• China

• France

• England

Reading glasses work because of a process called ____?

• Transmission

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Absorption

According to the video, what fraction of Australians wear some form of glasses in all sorts of shapes, sizes, and styles?

• Half

• 90%

• Two thirds

• One percent

Which statement best explains how the human eye works?

• Our eyes create light which is then focussed onto the retina at the back of our eyes.

• Light hits the cornea at the front of the eye, which is then focused onto the retina at the back of our eye.

• Light gets bent outward as it passes through the convex lens which is called the cornea.

• Light gets absorbed by our eyes, even in the dark.

Who invented the telescope in 1608?

• Italian scientist Galileo Galilei

• Polish eyeglass maker Diemetre Foureyes

• French eyeglass maker Julien Frere Jacques

• Dutch eyeglass maker Hans Lippershey

When Galileo Galilei pointed one of the first telescopes towards the sky he saw many things. Choose ALL of what video said he saw.

• Alpha Centauri, the closest star system to the Sun

• Mountains and craters on the moon

• The rings of Saturn

• Four of Jupiter's moons

What three things lit up the world before the invention of the light bulb?

• Solar panels

• Candles

• Oil lamps

• Gas lanterns

What was the name of the American inventor who perfected the light bulb?

• Galileo Galilei

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Hans Lippershey

What statement best summarises the entire video?

• Many scientists have done cool things.

• Inventions that use how light travels through glass have changed our understanding of the world.

• Glass is the best invention ever!

• We need to understand our world and that's why light was invented.