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- 1. Multiple Choice
What does a Reflecting Telescope have?
Lens
Mirrors
Bat ears
- 2. Multiple Choice
What does a Refracting Telescope have?
Sand
Mirrors
Lens
Batmobile
- 3. Multiple Choice
A telescope that uses lenses and/or mirrors to collect and focus visible light is called an...
Refracting Telescope
Reflecting Telescope
Optical Telescope
Radio Telescope
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is the lens called that is curved and the middle is thicker than the edges?RefractingReflectingConvexCurved - 5. Multiple ChoiceAnother name for light bending is ....ReflactionAbsorbingRefractionmirror
- 6. Multiple Choice______ is a lens that is thicker on its edges and makes an object appear smaller?mirrorconvex lensconcave lensprism
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhy are many large optical telescopes located on mountains?to be closer to the starsto be above part of the atmospherebecause it is easier to build telescopes on mountainsto be closer to city lights
- 8. Multiple ChoiceA ______ telescope uses a mirror to focus light onto a small area.reflectingrefractingradiospectrum
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the MAJOR problem with trying to see stars in or near a city?Not as many people with telescopesLight pollutionCloudsThe stars are too far away.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich telescope bends light the most making distorted images?ReflectorRefractorCompound
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhy must Ultra-Violet observing be done in space?The ozone blocks most of the UV rays in the surface.It’s hard to know exactly where the ozone hole will be to find UV imagesIt’s hard to use UV telescopes and radio telescopes together on the surface.It’s hard to use UV X-Ray telescopes and radio telescopes together on the surface
- 12. Multiple ChoiceRadio telescopes biggest advantage is that they:Can be used during the dayCan be used in any type of weatherAlmost all radio waves make it to the surfaceAll of these
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat is interferometry?
Using a radio telescope as an optical one
The process the computer goes through get the radio images
The joining of several telescopes to increase light gather ability
A coating of protection against UV radiation from the sun.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Select the correct order of waves on the Electromagnetic Spectrum from LONGEST to SHORTEST wavelength:
Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
Gamma, X-ray, Ultra, Visible, Infra, Micro, Radio
Visible, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio
Micro, Radio, Visible, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat do radio telescopes use to gather and focus radio waves?a huge disha very large mirrora set of glass lenses
- 16. Multiple ChoiceAn infrared telescope measures ________ from objects in space.visible lightgamma raysX-raysheat
- 17. Multiple Choice
Some light traveling through a lens is _________.
reflected
absorbed
dissipated
- 18. Multiple ChoiceA large lens can be very heavy and can only be supported at the_______.edgecenter
- 19. Multiple ChoiceA lens needs _______ optically acceptable surfaces, but a mirror needs only one.3210
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich telescope bounces light making clear images?ReflectorRefractorCompound
- 21. Multiple Choice
reflecting telescope
refracting telescope
radio telescope - 22. Multiple Choice
reflecting telescope
refracting telescope
radio telescope - 23. Multiple ChoiceThe speed of light is3.0 x 10^5 km/s3.0 x 10^8 m/s1.86 and 10^5 mi/ sall of the above
- 24. Multiple ChoiceTelescopes in orbit above Earth's atmosphere.space telescoperefracting telescopereflecting telescoperadio telescope
- 25. Multiple Choice
Electromagnetic radiation is more simply known as
lightrefractionreflectiontime - 26. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a disadvantage of using a space telescope?The images are clearer due to the absence of the Earth's atmosphereAll wavelengths can be observed in space.Astronomer's can "see" through clouds of gas and dustIt is challenging to repair a space telescope
- 27. Multiple Choice
The light from a star can tell us about the star's...
temperature
motion
composition
all of these
- 28. Multiple Choice
What telescope is the successor of the Hubble telescope?
James WebbHubble 2.0ChandraKepler Spacecraft - 29. Multiple Choice
The point in which rays or waves meet after reflection or refraction, OR the point from which diverging rays or waves appear to proceed.
Focal PlaneFocal LengthFocal PointPrimary Mirror - 30. Multiple Choice
What phenomenon is depicted in this image?
redshift
interferometry
focal length
chromatic aberration
- 31. Multiple ChoiceThe "collector", or "light-gathering part" of the telescope is called the _____objectiveoculareye piecerefractor
- 32. Multiple Choice
What is the magnification of a telescope with an Objective focal length of +100mm and an Eyepiece focal length of +25 mm?
-4x
+0.25x
-0.25
+4x
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