Astronomy # 6 Telescopes

A telescope works by gathering ___________ like a bucket gathers water

• nuclear molecules

• electricity

• light

• heat

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Our first telescopes were Refractors, which means they used which optical device?

• mirrors

• metal plates

• lenses

• tubes

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What is refraction?

• making an object appear bigger

• making an object appear clearer

• Light bending as it passes through an object

• Light bouncing off an object

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What is magnification?

• making an object appear bigger

• making an object appear clearer

• Light bending as it passes through an object

• Light bouncing off an object

What is reflection?

• making an object appear bigger

• making an object appear clearer

• Light bending as it passes through an object

• Light bouncing off an object

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What is resolution?

• making an object appear bigger

• making an object appear clearer

• Light bending as it passes through an object

• Light bouncing off an object

A type of light that is invisible to the eye but can be detected by certain telescopes.

• super light

• ecliptic light

• infrared light

• flat light

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What optical device does a Reflector telescope use?

• digital detector

• mirrors

• glass spheres

• lenses

What type of telescope is this?

• Simple

• Non-optical

• Reflector

• Refractor

Eyepiece

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E