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Grade 9 - The Nervous system

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which parts make up the peripheral nervous system?

a)

Brain

b)

Sensory neuron

c)

Motor neuron

d)

Spinal cord

2.

Which parts make up the central nervous system?

a)

Brain

b)

Sensory neuron

c)

Motor neuron

d)

Spinal cord

3.

Which is the correct order/sequence of the parts of a neuron in a neural impulse?

a)
axon, dendrite, cell body, synapse
b)
dendrite, axon, cell body, synapse
c)
synapse, axon, dendrite, cell body
d)
dendrite, cell body, axon, synapse
4.
Neurons that travel toward the central nervous system are called
a)

afferent/sensory neurons

b)

efferent/motor neurons

c)
exit neurons
d)
CNS neurons
5.
_____ neurons carry messages to the central nervous system
a)
Motor
b)
Inter
c)
Sensory
d)
Fun
6.

.

Label the Neuron-What does the letter "H" represent?

a)

Schwan celln

b)

Axon terminal

c)

Axon

d)

Dendrite

7.

What is the name of the blue structure

a)

axon terminal

b)

dendrite

c)

schwann cell

d)

axon

8.

Myelin would be which color of structure?

a)

the red one

b)

the blue one

c)

the green one

d)

the purple one

9.

The basic unit of structure and function in the nervous system is a nerve cell. Nerve cells are also called...

a)

Spinal Cord

b)

Neurons

c)

Dendrites

d)

Brain

10.

Which part of the brain is in charge of balance?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Brain Stem

d)

Frontal Lobe

11.

What part of the Nervous System is "B"?

a)

Spinal Cord

b)

Nerves

c)

Brain

d)

Ribs

12.

The Nervous System is divided into 2 parts called

a)

The Corollary Nervous system and Peripheral Nervous system

b)

The Central Nervous system and Peripheral Nervous system

c)

The Central Nervous system and Paradigm Nervous system

d)

The Corollary Nervous system and Paradigm Nervous system

13.

The letter "B" represents which part of the brain?

a)

Brain stem

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Cerebrum

d)

Hypothalamus

14.

An electrical impulse within a single neuron is called a

a)

synapse

b)

membrane potential

c)

action potential

d)

cell body

15.

What type of neuron is A?

a)

Sensory

b)

Inter

c)

Motor

16.

What type of neuron is C?

a)

Sensory

b)

Inter

c)

Motor

17.

Which statement best describes a reflex?

a)

Slow response that you have to think about

b)

Rapid response to protect body from harm

18.

Which number represents the stimulus?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

19.

This part of the eye has color and opens and closes. What is it?

a)

Iris

b)

Retina

c)

Optic Nerve

d)

Cornea

20.

Light enters this part of the eye. What is it?

a)

Lens

b)

Pupil

c)

Retina

d)

Optic Nerve

21.

This part of the eye focuses on what we see and makes it clearer. What is it?

a)

Retina

b)

Lens

c)

Cornea

d)

Iris

22.

This sends the image of what the eye sees to the brain. What is it?

a)

Optic Nerve

b)

Retina

c)

Lens

d)

Iris

23.
What does light do when it hits a smooth, flat surface?
a)
Reflect
b)
Refract
c)
Absorb
d)

Scatter

24.
What is light doing off this mirror?
a)
Reflecting
b)
Refracting
c)
Absorbing
d)
Scattering
25.

How do light rays travel?

a)

In a straight line

b)

In a curved line

26.

Cornea

a)

The clear, outer covering of the eyeball.

b)

The white part of the eye.

27.

What cells help to detect colors?

a)

cornea

b)

cone cells

c)

retina

28.

# 5 refers to the layer of receptor cells at the back of the eye in which the image is focused

a)

Retina

b)

Lens

c)

Optic Nerve

d)

Lens

29.

carries messages from the eye to the brain

a)

lens

b)

vitreous humor

c)

retina

d)

optic nerve

30.
Which explains why the fork looks different under water?
a)
light can't pass through the glass
b)
the wavelength of light lengthens
c)
the amount of light increases when going through water
d)
light is refracted at an angle
31.
Another name for light bending is ....
a)
Reflaction
b)
Absorbing
c)
Refraction
d)
mirror
32.
These waves travel in a __________ line.
a)
jagged
b)
squiggly
c)
straight
d)
obstructive 
33.

Sound is caused by ....

a)

instruments

b)

vibrations

c)

force

d)

volume

34.

The correct unit for wavelength is:

a)

Hz

b)

S

c)

m

d)

cm

35.

The distance between two troughs in a wave is:

a)

frequency

b)

wavelength

c)

equilibrium

d)

period

36.

The area of a longitudinal wave where the particles are crowded together.

a)

compression

b)

crest

c)

transverse

d)

medium

37.

The highest point on a wave.

a)

frequency

b)

compression

c)

trough

d)

crest

38.
a)
Longitdinal Wave
b)
Transverse Wave
39.
What type of wave is this?
a)
Longitudinal
b)
Transverse
40.

What is frequency measured in?

a)

Milliseconds

b)

Miles

c)

Hertz

d)

Kilograms

41.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
42.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
43.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
44.
Sound is an example of which type of wave?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
45.
What types of waves carry energy at a right angle or perpendicular to the direction of the energy flow?
a)
Longitudinal waves
b)
Transverse waves
c)
Sound waves
d)
P-waves
46.

The distance between two consecutive crests.

a)

Wavelength

b)

Medium

c)

Frequency

d)

LIne of Origin

47.

Which wave has the largest amplitude?

a)

Green

b)

Blue

c)

Red

48.

What is amplitude as it refers to sound waves?

a)

The distance between the same two points on a wave

b)

The number of waves per second

c)

The measure of the height of the wave

d)

The frequency of the wave

49.

Which of these waves would have a higher pitch?

a)

Low Frequency

b)

High Frequency

c)

Frequency does not determine pitch

50.

Farsightedness

a)

Myopia

b)

Hyperopia

c)

both

51.

Nearsightedness

a)

Myopia

b)

Hyperopia

c)

both

52.

May result from eyeball being too short

a)

Myopia

b)

Hyperopia

c)

Both

53.

May result from eyeball being too long

a)

Myopia

b)

Hyperopia

c)

Both

54.

Focal point is behind the eyeball

a)

Myopia

b)

Hyperopia

c)

Both

55.

Focal point is in front of retina

a)

Myopia

b)

Hyperopia

c)

Both

56.
The point where the rays meet is known as....
a)
Fire
b)
the focal point
c)
refraction
d)
Plane of the lens
57.
What does the word "converging" mean?
a)
to separate
b)
to come together
c)
parallel 
d)
perpendicular
58.
This image is.....
a)
inverted and smaller
b)
inverted and larger
c)
not inverted and smaller
d)
not inverted and larger
59.

Which lens represents the path light takes through a diverging lens?

a)
b)
c)
d)
60.
The point where the rays meet is known as....
a)
Fire
b)
the focal point
c)
refraction
d)
Plane of the lens
61.
A diverging lens is also known as a ____lens.
a)
refracted
b)
diffracted
c)
convex
d)
concave
62.

The above lens is a type of ___.

a)

diverging lens

b)

converging lens

63.

are the two openings of the nose.

a)

nostrils

b)

nasal cavity

c)

olfactory bulb

64.

The space inside the nose is called .

a)

nostril

b)

nasal cavity

c)

olfactory bulb

65.

It interprets this smell.

a)

nasal cavity

b)

olfactory bulb

c)

nostril

66.

You taste food on your__________.

a)

lips

b)

taste buds

c)

nose

d)

skin

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