Bill Nye - Eyeballs

What is the function of the iris in the eye?

• Assist in smelling

• Help in hearing sounds

• Regulate the amount of light entering the eye

• Control the sense of taste

What is the purpose of the lens in the eye?

• To aid in digestion

• To regulate body temperature

• To focus the light that enters the eye

• To help in breathing

What is the role of rods and cones in the eye?

• Rods help in color vision, cones help in low light vision

• Rods help in taste, cones help in touch

• Rods help in low light vision, cones help in bright light and color vision

• Rods help in hearing, cones help in smelling

What happens when the image lands at the wrong place in the eye?

• It becomes blurry and out of focus

• It becomes brighter and clearer

• It becomes smaller and sharper

• It becomes larger and distorted

What is the purpose of squinting?

• To try to focus on an object

• To improve memory

• To increase body flexibility

• To enhance creativity

What is the function of tears in the eye?

• To keep the eye moist and protect it

• To regulate body temperature

• To aid in digestion

• To help in breathing

What is the purpose of the National Staring Championships?

• To determine who can stare the longest without blinking

• To showcase different eye colors

• To promote eye health awareness

• To teach people how to focus better

What is the approximate size of each eyeball?

• The size of a baseball

• The size of a golf ball

• The size of a tennis ball

• The size of a ping-pong ball

What is the purpose of the optic nerves?

• To aid in digestion

• To regulate body temperature

• To transmit visual information from the eyes to the brain

• To help in breathing

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What is the purpose of the plastic bag lens experiment?

• To demonstrate how lenses in the eye work

• To create a new type of lens

• To study the properties of plastic bags

• To showcase the art of spin painting