Science Test Module 2

Choose the word that matches the meaning:

Energy that can travel through space in

the form of waves.

• convex lenses

• visible light

• electromagnetic radiatio

• galaxy

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Scientists call the light you can see this. It is just one of many types of electromagnetic radiation.

• visible light

• telescope

• white dwarf

• parallax

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The distance between the crest of one wave and the crest of the next wave is called...

• neutron star

• universe

• telescope

• wavelength

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Light spreads out to make a range of different colors with different wavelengths, called a...

• refracting telescope

• spectrum

• pulsar

• open cluster

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Instruments that collect and focus light and other forms of electromagnetic radiation.

• telescopes

• supernova

• light-year

• dark matter

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A telescope that uses lenses or mirrors to collect and focus visible light is called...

• observatory

• scientific notation

• binary star

• optical telescope

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This type of telescope uses convex lenses to gather and focus light.

• reflecting telescope

• refracting telescope

• observatory

• spectograph

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This type of telescope uses a curved mirror to collect and focus light.

• radio telescope

• HR Diagram

• reflecting telescope

• neutron star

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This type of telescopes detect radio waves from objects in space.

• light-year

• open cluster

• refracting telescope

• radio telescope

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This is the apparent change in position of an object when you look at it from different places.

• convex lenses

• parallax

• galaxy

• open cluster