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BTN 2022 Episode 23

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is obsidian?

a)

Marvel character

b)

Natural Glass

c)

Metal

d)

Gas

2.

Obsidian is formed when molten rock from a volcano cools slowly.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The main ingredients in making glass is heat and ____.

a)

Sand

b)

Metal

c)

Rock

d)

Plastic

4.

By the ____ many European cathedrals were being decorated with stained glass windows.

a)

1000s

b)

1100s

c)

1200s

d)

1300s

5.

Mirrors were invented in the 16th century in ____.

a)

Rome

b)

Venice

c)

Milan

d)

Bologna

6.

In the ____ century in Northern Italy the first glasses to enhance eye sight were invented.

a)

11th

b)

12th

c)

13th

d)

14th

7.

Reading glasses use ____, which is the way light bends as it passes through transparent surfaces.

a)

Reflection

b)

Retention

c)

Refraction

d)

Reduction

8.

Recycling glass dates back to the ____ Empire.

a)

British

b)

Roman

c)

German

d)

Egyptian

9.

There are 40 recycling centres in metropolitan ____, with 120 across the state.

a)

Western Australia

b)

Victoria

c)

Queensland

d)

South Australia

10.

In Australia, around ____ of all glass products come from recycled glass.

a)

20%

b)

30%

c)

40%

d)

50%

11.

What chemical compound is glass usually made from?

a)

Silicon dioxide

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Calcium carbonate

d)

Silicon carbonate

12.

Hans Lippershey invented the telescope in ____.

a)

1508

b)

1608

c)

1708

d)

2008

13.

Fibre optics are ultra-thin strands of ____.

a)

Metal

b)

Plastic

c)

Glass

d)

Hair

14.

Fibre optics work via a ____ process.

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Reduction

d)

Relocation

15.

A 1200 degree furnace is known as a ____.

a)

Crisis

b)

Crux

c)

Crucible

d)

Crib

16.

Glass is something called an amorphous solid.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Glass blowing is using glass in its soft, molten form and using ____ equipment like blow pipes.

a)

Plastic

b)

Metal

c)

Ceramic

d)

Rubber

18.

The world's most famous glass blowers were from the island of Murano in ____.

a)

London

b)

Rome

c)

Venice

d)

Berlin

19.

The filament of a light bulb is made of ____.

a)

Tin

b)

Lead

c)

Tungsten

d)

Copper

20.

The inventor of the light bulb was ____.

a)

Donald Trump

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Elon Musk

d)

Albert Einstein