Telescopes by Maya

Who created the first refractor telescope?

• Zacharias Janssen

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

• Hans Lippershey

Reflecting telescopes use _______ to focus light.

• Lenses

• Flat mirrors

• Curved mirrors

• Lenses and mirrors

Refracting telescopes use _______ to focus light.

• Mirrors

• Lenses

• Lenses and mirrors

• Lasers

What's the difference between Newtonian telescopes and Cassegrain telescopes?

• Eyepiece placement

• Number of mirrors

• Tool used for focusing light (lenses or mirrors)

What is the most modern design of the telescope?

• Refracting telescopes

• Reflecting telescopes

• Compound telescopes

How are reflecting telescopes different from refracting telescopes?

• They have no eyepiece lens

• They have more lenses

• They have mirrors instead of lenses

• They are smaller

What type of telescope is this?

• Cassegrain telescope

• Newtonian telescope

• Dobsonian telescope

• Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope

Which telescope type have the shortest tube?

• Refracting telescope

• Reflecting telescope

• Compound telescope

Which telescope type is most suitable for beginners?

• Refracting telescope

• Reflecting telescope

• Compound telescope

What does a focal point do?

• Reflect light

• Absorb light

• Refract light

• Focus light