QUIZ - Space Tools & the Universe

What is the main difference between a reflecting and refracting telescope?

• Reflecting telescopes are used to look at objects and refracting telescopes gather radio waves

• Reflecting telescope use mirrors and lenses while refracting telescopes only use lenses

• Refracting telescopes use mirrors and lenses while reflecting telescopes only use lenses

• There is no difference between these telescopes

What unit do we use to measure the distances between galaxies?

• miles

• km

• light-year

• mm

Which type of space tool receives radio signals?

• optical telescopes

• observatory

• spectroscope

• radio telescopes

What advantage is gained by using radio telescopes as opposed to optical telescopes?

• The images you see through a radio telescope are clearer than through an optical telescope

• Radio telescopes are less complicated to use than optical telescopes

• Radio waves do not have interference from the Earth's atmosphere

• Radio telescopes take up less space than optical telescopes

Which of these is a spacecraft designed to go places too dangerous for humans to go and gather information while orbiting planets other that Earth?

• space probes

• space shuttle

• space station

• space telescope

A cluster of stars, dust, gas and matter is a

• galxay

• planetary system

• universe

• solar system

A man-made object that is put into orbit around the Earth is called ___?

• a satellite

• a space probe

• a telescope

• a spectroscope

How far light travels in a year

• meter

• Universe

• light year

• 90,000 km

Which space tool allows us to determine which elements are present in a star or in the atmosphere of other planets?

• a satellite

• a space probe

• a telescope

• a spectroscope

Using the Doppler Effect scientists have determined that the universe is expanding. They know this because ___ .

• most of the galaxies we see have a blue tint to their color

• most of the galaxies we see have a red tint to their color

• most of the galaxies we see have a dark color

• most of the galaxies we see are too dim to see

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