Module 21

1. The telescope that uses lenses to bring visible light to a focus is a _____ telescope.

• Reflecting

• Refracting

• 1. Focal point

1. The telescope that uses mirrors to bring visible light to a focus is a _____ telescope.

• Reflecting

• Refracting

• 1. Focal point

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1. Telescopes are placed _____ in order to most effectively collect X-rays and gamma rays.

• above the atmosphere

• on a mountain top

• at sea level

1. The space exploration that landed astronauts on the Moon was _____.

• Apollo

• Mercury

• Gemini

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1. _____ is the material blasted out of the Moon’s surface as a result of space-object impacts.

• Albedo

• Ejecta

• Rilles

The theory that suggests the Moon is formed as a result of a collision between Earth and a Mars-sized object is called the _____ theory.

• Giant Impact

• Big Bang

• Plate Tectonic

1. The daily rising and setting of celestial objects like the Sun is due to the _____ of Earth.

• Rotation

• Orbit

• Revolution

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One reason different seasons occur on Earth is because Earth’s _____ is tilted 23.5° relative to the ecliptic.

• axis

• orbit

• moon

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When the moon waxes during its lunar cycle, the amount of its sunlight portion that we see appears to _____ in size.

• increase

• decrease

• stay the same

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When the moon wanes during its lunar cycle, the amount of its sunlight portion that we see appears to _____ in size.

• increase

• decrease

• stay the same

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