How Does the Pupil Work?

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What is the reason for the defect mentioned in the text?

  • Decreasing flexibility of the cornea
  • Decreasing flexibility of the pupil
  • Gradual weakening of the retinal muscles
  • Gradual weakening of ciliary muscles (correct)

What type of lenses are recommended for correcting the defect discussed?

  • Convex lenses
  • Bifocal lenses (correct)
  • Prismatic lenses
  • Concave lenses

What does the upper portion of a bifocal lens usually consist of?

  • Prismatic lens
  • Convex lens
  • Colored lens
  • Concave lens (correct)

What is the angle between the lateral faces of a prism called?

<p>Angle of Prism (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What phenomenon occurs when white light passes through a glass prism?

<p>Dispersion (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who was the first to obtain a spectrum of sunlight using a glass prism?

<p>Isaac Newton (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why does the sky appear dark instead of blue to an astronaut?

<p>Because the astronaut is outside the Earth's atmosphere. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the nature of the image formed by our eye?

<p>Real and inverted (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the phenomenon responsible for the blue color of the sky?

<p>Scattering of light (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can you remove the defect of vision 'Presbyopia'?

<p>Wearing reading glasses (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the phenomenon responsible for the formation of a rainbow?

<p>Dispersion (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do you understand by 'Power of Accommodation'?

<p>Ability of the eye to adjust focus from far to near objects (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of the ciliary muscles in the eye?

<p>Adapting the focal length of the eye lens (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the eye lens accommodate to allow clear vision of nearby objects?

<p>By becoming thicker and decreasing the focal length (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the eye lens when the ciliary muscles relax?

<p>The eye lens becomes thin and the focal length decreases (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of the iris contracting on the pupil size?

<p>The pupil contracts to reduce light entering the eye (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the power of accommodation in the eye help in vision?

<p>By enabling clear vision of distant and nearby objects (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the near point of the eye being 25cm?

<p>It represents the minimum distance for clear vision without strain (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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