The Science of Sight

What are the five senses that help us understand our world?

• Sight, smell, touch, hearing, taste

• Sight, smell, touch, hearing, balance

• Sight, smell, touch, hearing, temperature

• Sight, smell, touch, hearing, pain

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What does the sense of sight help us with?

• Finding out about the world around us

• Finding out about the world inside us

• Finding out about the world below us

• Finding out about the world above us

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What does light help us with?

• Seeing sizes, shapes, and colors

• Seeing sounds and smells

• Seeing tastes and textures

• Seeing temperatures and pressures

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What are luminous objects?

• Objects that give off light

• Objects that absorb light

• Objects that reflect light

• Objects that block light

What happens when light reflects off a surface?

• We see the surface because some of the reflected light enters our eyes

• We see the surface because the surface gives off light

• We see the surface because the light passes through it

• We see the surface because the light gets absorbed by it

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What is the purpose of the iris in the eye?

• To control the amount of light entering the eye

• To focus the light onto the retina

• To send messages to the brain

• To protect the surface of the eye

What happens to the shape of the lens in the eye when looking at things close up?

• It becomes thinner

• It becomes thicker

• It stays the same

• It becomes transparent

What is the purpose of wearing glasses?

• To help nearsighted people see things that are far away clearly

• To help farsighted people see things up close clearly

• To help people see in the dark

• To help people see colors more vividly

What is refraction?

• The bending of light

• The reflection of light

• The absorption of light

• The emission of light

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What is the purpose of a pinhole camera?

• To capture images upside down

• To capture images right side up

• To capture images in color

• To capture images in 3D