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Unit 1 Chapter 28- Sections 1 and 3

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 3hrs 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False: A Reflecting Telescope is a telescope that uses a single or a combination of curved mirrors that reflect light

a)

True

b)

False

2.

True or False: A Refracting Telescope is a type of optical telescope that uses a lens as its objective to form an image

a)

True

b)

False

3.

True or False: Summer Solstice marks the end of summer

a)

True

b)

False

4.

True or False: The Synchronous Rotation is a result of tidal forces that over time Speeds the rotation of the smaller body

a)

True

b)

False

5.

True or False: Vernal Equinox is an equinox in spring occurs near March 20. The sun is 25.5 from the point directly overhead during the equinoxes.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

True or False: Winter Solstice occurs when one of the Earth's poles has its maximum tilt towards from the Sun

a)

True

b)

False

7.

True or False: A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the earth

a)

True

b)

False

8.

a lunar eclipse occurs when the sun passes between the earth and the moon

a)

True

b)

False

9.

True or False: the point in the orbit of a satellite at which it is nearest to the earth is called a Perigee.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

True or False: Ecliptic is the great square that is the apparent path of the Sun among the constellations in the course of a year

a)

True

b)

False

11.

True or False: An Apogee is the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is the closest from the earth.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

True or False: An Interferometry a technique that astronomers use to obtain the resolution of a large telescope

a)

True

b)

False

13.

True or False: Autumnal equinox Occurs around September 21, halfway between the summer and the winter solstices when the sun is directly over the equator

a)

True

b)

False

14.

True or False: NASA spin off technologies are commercial products and services which have been developed with the help of NASA

a)

True

b)

False