Abeka investigating God's World chapters 1-3 test

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prism

a transparent object that separates the colors in white light by bending them at different angles

lens

a two-sided piece of transparent material with one or both sides curved

luminous

able to produce its own light

nocturnal

active at night

translucent

allows light to pass through but scatters the light

tapetum

an extra layer of cells behind the retina of many nocturnal animals

blubber

an insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals

ruminants

animals that chew cud

monocular vision

animals whose eyes can more in two directions at once

transparent

clear, allows light to pass through

Nearsighted people use what kind of lens?

convcave

farsighted people use what kind of lens?

convex

Sir Isaac Newton

discovered that white light is a mixture of colored lights

Opaque

does not let light pass through

binocular vision

eyes work together to produce one image of the same object

beetle

insect with a straight line down its abdomen and chewing mouth parts

camouflage

insects blend in with their surroundings

migrating

insects that move from place to place with the changing seasons

Thomas Edison

invented the incandescent light bulb

infrared light

invisible light beyond the red end of the spectrum; heats the object it strikes

telescope

is used to make far away objects closer

microscope

is used to make objects seem bigger

insectivores are part of God's plan for keeping the insect population down. Insects can lay hundreds of eggs. The insects provide food for the insectivores, and the insectivores prevent insects from overpopulating the earth

know the importance of an insectivore as part of the balance of nature

rodents

largest group of mammals

concave lens

lens that is thicker at the edges than in the middle, making things look smaller

convex lens

lens that is thicker in the middle than at the edges, makes things look larger

Energy

the ability to do work

refraction

the bending of light rays as they enter a new material

reflection

the bouncing back of light

iris

the colored part of the eye that surrounds the pupil and regulates it size

God

the creator of all light

retina

the light-sensitive lining at the back of the eyeball

Natural Lights

the luminous objects we see in God's creation

pupil

the opening in the iris through which light enters the eye

spectrum

the series of colored bands created when sunlight is separated

cornea

the transparent, outer layer at the front of the eyeball

Why do leaves look green?

they absorb all other colors in light and reflect green

focus

to gather together in one place

light

travels faster then anything else scientist can measure

persicope

uses mirrors to see around corners

musk

what gland produces the odor of a skunk

nymph

young insect that looks exactly like the adult

What is the speed of light?

186,000 miles per second

primates

Chimpanzees, gorillas and monkeys belong to what group of mammals

echidna and platypus

Egg laying mammals

drone

Male bee

List the colors of the spectrum in order

Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Violet

carnivores

meat eaters

compound eyes

more then one eye, insects have these

extinct

no longer existing


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