NST TERM 4 quiz

Who is famous for inventing the telescope (even though he didn't really invent it)?

• Galileo

• James Webb

• Newton

• Hubble

A refracting telescope uses _______ to focus light.

• Lenses

• Mirrors

• Lasers

• Water

Reflecting telescopes use _______ to focus light.

• Lenses

• Flat mirrors

• Curved Mirrors

• A lens and lasers

Which of these can solve the issue of atmospheric blurring?

• polishing the lens

• only using the telescope when it's a clear night

• putting the telescope in space

• putting the telescope underground

What type of telescope can work 24 hours a day and even be used in the rain?

• Refracting Telescope

• Radio Telescope

• Newtonian Telescope

• Solar Telescope

A ______ telescope uses a mirror to focus light onto a small area.

• reflecting
• refracting
• radio
• spectrum

The type of light humans can see is called ___________ light.

• electromagnetic
• red
• white
• visible

What type of telescope is this?

• Refractor
• Reflector
• Non-Optical
• X- Ray

What type of telescope is this?

• Refractor
• Reflector
• Non-Optical
• X- Ray

The main advantage of using orbital observatories like the Hubble Space Telescope is that __________.

• they are easier to use than land-based telescopes.

• they are cheaper to build than land-based telescopes.

• they can look anywhere in the universe at any time.

• they avoid the distortion and absorption of electromagnetic waves by the atmosphere.