Chapter 17

Energy that can travel through space in the form of waves

• Visible Light

• Electromagnetic radiation

• Wavelength

The light you see with your eyes

• Electromagnetic radiation

• Visible light

• Wavelength

Uses convex lenses to gather and focus light

• Refracting telescope

• Reflecting telescope

• Radio telescope

Uses a curved mirror to collect and focus light

• Radio telescope

• Refracting telescope

• Reflecting telescope

Has a curved, reflecting surface that focuses radio waves

• Reflecting telescope

• Radio telescope

• Refracting telescope

Which telescope uses convex lenses

• Refracting

• Reflecting

• Observatory

The largest visible light telescopes

• Refracting telescope

• Reflecting telescope

• Observatory

A building that contains one or more telescopes

• observatory

• Refracting telescope

• Reflecting telescope

Imaginary patters of stars

• color

• surface temperature

• constellations

What are the 5 characteristics used to classify stars?

• Color, size, shape

• Composition, height, size

• Color, size, brightness, temperature and composition