QUIZ CHAPTER 25-EARTH SCIENCE

Galileo's telescope was a

• refracting telescope

• reflecting telescope

• radio telescope

• mount telescope

An instrument that forms enlarged images of distant objects, making them appear closer is called:

The ability to separate fine details in an image is called:

• resolution

• details

• telescope

• camera

The name of the first satellite sent by the Soviet Union was named:

• Explorer 1

• Sputnik 1

Select the type of telescope that can detect radio wavelengths.

• optical telescope

• radio telescope

• antennas

• space telescope

TRUE OR FALSE-

A satellite is a smaller body that orbits a larger one.

The science that study the outer space is called?

• biology

• zoology

• astronomy

• astrology

Historians are certain that it was the ___________ who invented rockets, probably at least 800 years ago.

• Italian

• Canadian

• Chinese

• African

What is the name of tha Earth's natural satellite?

It is a probe that is desgined to land softly on a planet and then transmit photographs and envirnonmental data back to the Earth.

• probe

• rover

• lander

• rocket