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WorksheetsExploring Light and the Eye
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
What is the process called when light bounces off a surface?
Refraction
Reflection
Absorption
Diffusion
Which part of the eye is responsible for controlling the amount of light that enters?
Retina
Cornea
Iris
Lens
What happens to light when it passes from air into water?
It reflects
It refracts
It scatters
It absorbs
Which part of the eye focuses light onto the retina?
Cornea
Pupil
Lens
Optic nerve
What is the term for the bending of light as it passes through different materials?
Reflection
Refraction
Diffusion
Dispersion
Which part of the eye contains cells that detect light and colour?
Iris
Retina
Cornea
Lens
What is the main function of the optic nerve?
To focus light
To detect colour
To transmit visual information to the brain
To control the size of the pupil
Which part of the eye is the transparent `shield`?
Iris
Cornea
Retina
Sclera
What is the role of the pupil in the eye?
To focus light
To detect light
The window, where light enters
To transmit signals to the brain
Which colour of light has the shortest wavelength?
Red
Green
Blue
Violet
What is the main function of the lens in the eye?
To detect light
To focus light onto the retina
To control the size of the pupil
To transmit signals to the brain
Which colour of light travels the fastest?
Red
Yellow
Green
Violet
Which part of the eye changes shape to help focus on objects at different distances?
Cornea
Iris
Lens
Retina
Which letter is the lens?
Place the events in order of how light travels to our brain.
Light enters the pupil
Light bends as it hits the lens
The lens projects the upside down image onto the retina
The retina sends the image to the optic nerves
The optic nerve takes the image to the brain
Light travels in waves
Light travels slower than sound
Light always travels the same speed through different substances
Light travels in a straight line
Light is a form of energy.
Light is vibrations energy.
Match the job with the part
Cornea
Protective shield
Lens
Bends the light and helps us focus
Cones
Detects colour, and needs light to work
Rods
Our night vision
Iris
The coloured part of the eye
(a) is the bending of (b) as it enters a (c) . When the light hit the oil, the waves (d) , which made the pencil appear larger!
Natural and Artificial Light Sources
fire caused by lightning
Candlelight
Smartphone
