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The coloured part of the eye is the iris.

Eyes and Ears

Our eyes and our ears are the organs we use to sense light and sound, giving us sight and hearing. In this KS2 Science quiz we use our eyes and our ears to study - our eyes and ears!

Eyes and ears are the sense organs that enable sight and hearing. The ability to hear sound is very important - it helps us to communicate via language and to hear danger approaching. Vision is even more important - most of the things we do in our everyday lives (reading, writing, catching a ball etc.) rely on our sight. The famous magician, escapologist, entertainer and stunt artist, Harry Houdini, once said, "What the eyes see and the ear hears, the mind believes." But just how do these amazing sense organs work?

Have you 'heard' all there is to know about the sense organs of sight and sound? 'See' for yourself when you play this quiz!

How can you look after your ears?

By not listening too often to very loud music

By never putting anything in your ear

By wearing ear protectors around loud machinery

All of the above

If you look after your ears you should always be able to hear

Which nerve takes signals from the eye to the brain?

Spinal nerve

Optic nerve

Auditory nerve

Olfactory nerve

Optic means 'related to vision'

Sound waves travel down the ear canal before hitting what?

The pinna

The inner ear

The ear lobes

The ear drum

The ear drum vibrates when it is hit by sound waves - these vibrations then cause the ossicles to vibrate

The lens focuses images onto what at the back of the eye?

The retina

The pupil

Eyelashes

The cornea

The retina is a group of cells that are sensitive to light. They send messages along the optic nerve to the brain, which forms an image

Which of the following protects the eye?

The cornea

The retina

The iris

The eyelids

The eyelids, as their name suggests, are protective lids, or covers, for the eyes

What does the eye respond to?

Colour

Shape

Light

Movement

Although our eyes allow us to see colour, shape and movement, they only respond (react) to light. Try sitting in a dark room before looking at your pupils in a mirror - notice the way your pupils react to changing levels of light

Which nerve takes signals from the ear to the brain?

Spinal nerve

Optic nerve

Auditory nerve

Olfactory nerve

Auditory means 'related to hearing'

The ear has two main functions - one is to hear but what is the other?

To sense changes in the weather

To sense changes in position

To sense changes in temperature

To regulate hormones

Being filled with fluid, the ear can detect any movement we make, therefore helping us to balance - the skin detects changes in temperature, while we use several senses together in order to detect changes in the weather

Sound waves cause which three small bones in the ear to vibrate?

Ossicles

Follicles

Ampullae

Cochlea

The ossicles are the smallest bones in the human body

10.

Which is the coloured part of the eye?

The cornea

The pupil

The iris

The retina

The colour of the iris is what we mean when we say someone has brown or blue or green eyes. Although it looks black, the pupil has no colour, because it is a hole

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Senses

Author: Sheri Smith

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