OpenSciEd 6.1 REVIEW

Front

What is the nerve that carries messages from the retina to the brain?

Back

Optic nerve

Front

What is the variable that is changed in an experiment, and is the only one for each experiment?

Back

Independent variable

Front

We see shadows because light travels in a __________ line.

Back

Straight

Front

What happens to a light ray when it strikes an object?

Back

It can be absorbed, stopped, reflected, or refracted.

Front

What is a representation we use for explaining a phenomenon?

Back

Model

Front

What is the practice we engage in as scientists to make sense of phenomena?

Back

Modeling

Front

What is the term for the variable that responds to changes in an experiment?

Back

Dependent variable

Front

What do we call the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another?

Back

Refraction

Front

What is the term for the process of light bouncing off an object?

Back

Reflection

Front

What is the term for the distance light travels in one year?

Back

Light year