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- 1. Multiple ChoiceA ______ telescope uses a mirror to focus light onto a small area.reflectingrefractingradiospectrum
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Reflecting Telescope have?LensMirrorsBat ears
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Refracting Telescope have?SandMirrorsLensBatmobile
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following does the radiation from a star tell us?temperaturemotioncompositionall of these
- 5. Multiple Choice
reflection telescoperefraction telescoperadio telescope - 6. Multiple Choicereflection telescoperefraction telescoperadio telescope
- 7. 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.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich telescope bends light the most making distorted images?ReflectorRefractorCompound
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich telescope bounces light making clear images?ReflectorRefractorCompound
- 10. Multiple ChoiceElectromagnetic radiation is simply known aslightrefractionreflectiontime
- 11. Multiple Choice
The speed of light is
30,000 km/s
300,000 km/s
30,000 mi/ s
300,000 m/s
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe electromagnetic spectrum consists ofall of the colors of light you can see with your eyes.all of the different types of electromagnetic waves.a band of colors formed when white light passes through a prism.the distance between the crest of one wave and the crest of the next wave.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceRadio waves have ______ wavelengths than waves of visible light.shorterlongerthe same length
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWho invented the telescope?Hans LippersheyGalileo GalileiJohn SnowIsaac Newton
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The bands around it pivot on a common center and illustrate the paths of the sun and moon, known planets and important stars.
The first telescope used a combination of two lenses within a tube, and it could magnify items by three times, but showed them upside down.
With such information, the user could make astronomical measurements and tell time.
During the day, a person could tell time with this pocket-size device by unfolding a gnomon, a vertical shaft, and thereby turning the device into a small sundial.
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Galileo Galilei invented the geometric and military compass. It was his first commercial scientific instrument.
During the day, a person could tell time with this pocket-size device by unfolding a gnomon, a vertical shaft, and thereby turning the device into a small sundial.
At night, this small device could be used as a nocturnal to tell time. During the day, it could be used as an horary disk to tell time and also to determine when the sun and moon would rise and set.
A portable astronomical calculator that could show how the sky would look when standing at a particular place at a particular time.
- 17. Multiple Choice
A portable astronomical calculator that could show how the sky would look when standing at a particular place at a particular time.
A user could determine the distance of a faraway point by taking measurements from two locations and then using simple geometry.
The device, which resembled two rulers that moved over a third, curved piece, acted as an early calculator.
This extremely rare sundial, also known as the navicula de Venetiis, or “little ship of Venice,” was named for its boat shape.
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