Astronomy - Unit 1 Review

Front

Which layer of the atmosphere has weather?

Back

troposphere

Front

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone?

Back

stratosphere

Front

Which gas makes up the largest portion of air?

Back

nitrogen

Front

A refracting telescope uses _______ to focus light.

Back

Lenses

Front

Reflecting telescopes use _______ to focus light.

Back

Curved Mirrors

Front

Which of these light types cannot be captured by a telescope?
Radio waves, Microwaves, Ultraviolet, All of them can be captured

Back

All of them can be captured

Front

Which astronomer of antiquity first applied a telescope to astronomical observation?

Back

Galileo Galilei

Front

Ancient Greeks believed, the earth to be the centr of the universe. What do we call this model?

Back

Geocentric Universe

Front

Astronomer Johannes Kepler...

Back

Suggested elliptical orbits for the planets

Front

Which country invented the first rocket?

Back

China