20 questions
What astronomy tool collects visible light, then uses convex lenses to focus the light producing larger, brighter images of distant objects in space.
Reflecting telescope
Refracting telescope
Radio telescope
Infrared telescope
What astronomy tool collects visible light, then uses mirrors to focus the light producing larger, brighter images of distant objects in space.
Reflecting telescope
Refracting telescope
Radio telescope
Infrared telescope
Which astronomer is given credit for the heliocentric model of our solar system?
Copernicus
Galileo
Brahe
Kepler
Which astronomer turned the telescope into a valuable tool for studying outer space? He also located Jupiter's four largest moons named for him.
Copernicus
Galileo
Kepler
Brahe
Which astronomer located many stars and galaxies? He also developed the three laws of planetary movement.
Copernicus
Galileo
Kepler
Brahe
Which astronomer made the most precise observations that had yet been made by devising the best instruments available before the invention of the telescope.
Copernicus
Galileo
Kepler
Brahe
The Hubble Telescope is a combination of which two tools astronomers use to explore the universe?
telescope
satellite
space probe
prism
Which type of tool have astronomers sent to the surface of Venus and Mars?
space probes
satellites
Spectrometers
humans
Which astronomer tool do we use to learn about the composition, density, and temperatures of distant stars?
Spectroscope
Space Probes
Telescopes
Space Ships