Telescopes

What type of telescope is this?

• Refractor

• Reflector

• Non-Optical

• X- Ray

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What type of telescope is this?

• Refractor

• Reflector

• Non-Optical

• X- Ray

A ______ telescope uses a glass to focus light. 

• reflecting

• refracting

• radio

• spectrum

What are disadvantages of refracting telescopes (choose all)

• images are wrong color

• images are more blurry

• gravity can distort the lens

• images may be too big

Who invented the telescope?

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

• Hans Lippershay

• Maria Mitchell

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

• Interferometry

• Reflection

• Interference

• Atmospheric blurring

When the light comes to a focus, using a refracting telescope, it is _____

• upside-down, and flipped left and right

• only flipped left and right

• only upside-down

• unchanged

Who was the first to develop reflecting telescopes?

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Isaac Newton

• Galileo Galilei

• Tycho Brahe

The "collector", or "light-gathering part" of the telescope is called the _____

• objective

• ocular

• eye piece

• refractor

Which type of telescope uses mirrors to gather and focus light?

• Refracting telescope

• Reflecting telescope

• Radio telescope

• Infrared telescope