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Observing the Universe

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the distance from one crest to the adjacent crest or from one trough to the next trough

a)

Wavelength

b)

Amplitude

c)

Pitch

d)

Frequency

2.

What is this better known as?

a)

Doppler Effect

b)

Continuous Spectrum

c)

Spectroscope

d)

Absorption Spectrum

3.

What type of spectrum is shown here?

a)

Absorption

b)

Continuous

c)

Emission

4.

What type of spectrum is shown here?

a)

Absorption

b)

Continuous

c)

Emission

5.

What type of spectrum is shown here?

a)

Absorption

b)

Continuous

c)

Emission

6.

When a star is moving towards Earth, what type of shift will we expect to see?

a)

Blueshift

b)

Redshift

7.

When a star is moving away from Earth, what type of shift will we expect to see?

a)

Blueshift

b)

Redshift

8.

What are the two types of optical telescopes?

a)

Cassegrain

b)

Reflecting

c)

Refracting

d)

Dobsonian

9.

What were the three main types of EM telescopes that were talked about in the book?

a)

Radio Telescopes

b)

Reflecting Telescopes

c)

Microwave Telescopes

d)

X-Ray Telescopes

10.
TO OBTAIN CLEARER IMAGES, SPACE TELESCOPES ORBIT AROUND?
a)
SUN
b)
 MOON
c)
EARTH 
d)
MARS
11.
Where does the atmosphere have the best transparency?
a)
On mountaintops
b)
In a valley
c)
Manassas, VA
d)
New York, NY
12.
What is the MAJOR problem with trying to see stars in or near a city?
a)
Not as many people with telescopes
b)
Light pollution
c)
Clouds
d)
The stars are too far away.