Space instruments

Why would we put a telescope in space?

• Because the Earth's atmosphere makes the pictures blurry

• Because it's dangerous to keep telescopes on Earth

• They have better resolution when they are closer to the stars

• So that scientists from around the world can share them more easily

A spectroscope allows us to investigate which 2 things:

• The elements that make up stars

• The motion of objects in space

• The age of objects in space

• Whether life exists on other planets

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______ are used to take samples and investigate distant objects that we cannot travel to.

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A _____ telescope uses a mirror to capture light.

• Refracting

• Reflecting

• Diffracting

• Absorption

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A _____ telescope uses a lens to capture light.

• Reflecting

• Refracting

• Diffracting

• Absorption

What kind of telescope allowed scientists to start making bigger and bigger telescopes to capture more light? This is also how our modern telescopes are still made.

• Refracting

• Reflecting

• Absorption

• Diffracting

What is white light?

• The absence of color

• All colors combined

• A really bright light

• Artificial, has to be made by humans

Satellites use what kind of waves to communicate with Earth?

• They send out mechanical waves using high pitch sound.

• They code information with different wavelengths of electromagnetic waves.

• They flash messages in light, using morse code

• They don't, we have to take them down & read their microchips

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What's the big difference between a satellite and a space probe?

• Satellites can't orbit without being remote controlled, space probes can function on their own.

• Satellites can go farther than space probes

• Neither requires a human on board to investigate space

• Satellites are generally for localized data collection, and space probes are physically sent deep into space to collect data.

Which instrument can collect light as a form of data? Select all that are true.

• Space Probe

• Spectroscope

• Satellite

• Telescope