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Telescopes and Observatories

Authored by Daniel Keros

Science

9th - 12th Grade

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Telescopes and Observatories
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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A refracting telescope uses _______ to focus light.

Lenses

Mirrors

Lasers

Water

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Reflecting telescopes use _______ to focus light.

Lenses

Flat mirrors

Curved Mirrors

A lens and lasers

3.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec โ€ข 1 pt

Modern telescopes are reflecting because: (Choose all that apply)

Lenses are difficult to manufacture

Lenses are heavy and fragile

lenses absorb light that passes through them

Lenses require only 1 perfect surface

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec โ€ข 1 pt

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Modern telescopes don't use film to capture images, instead they use:

CCDs

USBs

HDDs

CD-ROMs

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec โ€ข 1 pt

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One of the issues created by the air surrounding us is:

Interferometry

Reflection

Interference

Atmospheric blurring

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec โ€ข 1 pt

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Which of these can solve the issue of atmospheric blurring? (choose all that apply)

Active Optics

Adaptive Optics

Putting a telescope in space

Putting a telescope underground

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec โ€ข 1 pt

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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

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