Abeka investigating God's World chapters 1-3 test
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