RADIO TELESCOPES

Reflecting telescopes have greater light-gathering ability than refracting telescopes.

• True

• False

Which telescope is shown in the picture?

• Giant metrewave radio telescope

• Very large array

• Very large baseline array

• Ooty radio telescope

Which type of telescope is used for visual astronomy

• Optical telescope

• Radio telescope

• infra red telescope

• X-ray telescope

What telescope configuration is this?

• Refracting

• Reflecting-Newtonian

• Schmidt-Cassegrain Reflecting

• Klevtov- Cassegrain reflecting

• Magnification

• Aperture

• focal ratio

• your mom

What do Earth telescopes suffer from that space telescopes don't?

• ground based technology

• infrared waves

• atmospheric turbulence

• birds

Why are radio telescopes so BIG?

• Cause they want to be JEEZ

• to collect more radio

• To collect their huge wavelengths

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

What types of telescopes have to be placed in space? (Choose all that apply)

• X-ray Telescopes

• Gamma ray Telescopes

• Optical Telescopes

• Radio Telescopes

Why are many large optical telescopes located on mountains?

• to be closer to the stars
• to be above part of the atmosphere
• because it is easier to build telescopes on mountains
• to be closer to city lights