Review of the Human Eye, Reflection, Refraction, Absorption, etc

How does light move?

• zig-zag

• up and down

• scattered

• straight line

Which of these is the best reflector of light?

• shiny metal

• white paper

• carpet

• wood

Light _______________ our eyes.

• enters

• shoot out from

• is produced in

• none of these

What makes an image that is reflected upside-down look right-side up?

• glasses

• our brains

• our eyes

• cameras

This illusion, used by magicians and some movies, is able to be completed due to the simple concept of

• lasers

• special effects

• reflections

• fiber optics

What is reflection of light?

• The bending of light as it passes through a medium.

• The bouncing back of light when it strikes the surface of an object and does not pass through it.

• The absorption of light by an object.

• The emission of light from a source.

When you shine a flashlight on a transparent surface it is mostly _______________.

• absorbed

• transmitted

• reflected

This picture is an example of light being _________ by the surface it is hitting.

• absorbed

• transmitted

• reflected

Magnifying lenses to enlarge an image and eyeglasses to correct a person's vision are both examples of _______________

• refraction

• absorbtion

• diffraction

Carries information relating to vision from the retina of the eye to the brain

• retina

• optic nerve

• sclera

• lens