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WorksheetsTelescopes/Origins of the Universe Project
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Not all light can pass through Earth’s atmosphere, so for some wavelengths we have to use ____________ in order to see them.
Magnifying Glasses
Microscopes
Periscopes
Telescopes
What is the range of rays on the electromagnetic spectrum from shortest to longest wavelength?
radio, microwave, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, x-rays, gamma rays
gamma rays, x-rays, ultraviolet, visible light, infrared, radio, microwave
gamma rays, x-rays, ultraviolet, visible light, infrared, microwave, radio
microwave, radio, infrared, ultraviolet, visible light, gamma rays, x-rays
Everything that has heat emits
________ light.
Ultraviolet
Microwave
Kinetic
Infrared
What is the name of the Boshongo people's god who was believed to have thrown up the universe and mankind?
Pan Gu
Chaos
Gulu
Bumba
In the Chinese creation myth, the giant Pan Gu emerged from what of the following?
The Ocean
An Egg
Chaos
Nothing; Pan Gu and the universe has always existed.
Aristotle thought the universe...
was created by the Ancient Gods and Titans.
had always existed forever, believing an eternal world was more perfect than something created.
begun with the Big Bang, as according to the Big Bang Theory he proposed.
was Heliocentric with the Sun at the center of the universe.
What wavelengths does the James Webb telescope measure?
Wavelengths of visible light
Wavelengths of ultraviolet light
Wavelengths of x-rays
Wavelengths of infrared
Which of the following is NOT evidence to support the Big Bang Theory?
Einstein's General Theory of Relativity
Red-shifted light from other galaxies
Cosmic Microwave Background radiation
Movement of other galaxies towards the Milky Way
How does a refracting telescope work?
Light enters through the lens then into the eyepiece. This causes it to converge before entering it. The image then appears magnified.
It detects radio waves coming from space to be used during bad weather and the night time since radio waves can pass through the atmosphere without being blocked by clouds.
Parallel streams of light reflect off a concave mirror in the back of the telescope. Certain streams reflect off another mirror before entering the eyepiece where it focuses.
What part of the telescope focuses visible light from the electromagnetic spectrum?
Lens
Eyepiece
Mirror
Tube
What is the speed of light?
300,000 kilometers per second
300,000 miles per second
300,000 meters per second
186,000 miles per second
[True or False]: As you move along the spectrum (left to right) there is a decrease in energy.
True
False
Who proposed the idea that the universe is expanding and moving further away from us?
Immanuel Kant
Albert Einstein
George Lemaitre
Edwin Hubble
Who later discovered and confirmed that the universe is expanding?
Albert Einstein
Immanuel Kant
George Lemaitre
Edwin Hubble
The farther away the galaxy was the ________ it appeared to recede from us.
faster
slower
What is known as the change in wavelength of sound waves emitted from a moving sound source?
Doppler Effect
Hubble’s Law
Einstein's General Theory of Relativity
Big Bang Theory
According to the Big Bang theory, the early universe was...
...hot, dense, and small.
...large, cold, and empty.
...full of hydrogen and helium.
...immediately full of stars, planets, etc.
The bigger the mirror of a reflecting telescope, the _____ ______ it lets in.
more light
less light
more heat
less heat
more radiation
How does a radio telescope work?
Light enters through the lens then into the eyepiece. This causes it to converge before entering it. The image then appears magnified.
It detects radio waves coming from space to be used during bad weather and the night time since radio waves can pass through the atmosphere without being blocked by clouds.
Parallel streams of light reflect off a concave mirror in the back of the telescope. Certain streams reflect off another mirror before entering the eyepiece where it focuses.
How does a reflecting telescope work?
Light enters through the lens then into the eyepiece. This causes it to converge before entering it. The image then appears magnified.
It detects radio waves coming from space to be used during bad weather and the night time since radio waves can pass through the atmosphere without being blocked by clouds.
Parallel streams of light reflect off a concave mirror in the back of the telescope. Certain streams reflect off another mirror before entering the eyepiece where it focuses.
