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Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 49mins
All instruments shown are?
Computers
Radars
Telescopes
Satellites
What kind of telescope is shown in Diagram A?
X-ray Telescope
Radio Telescope
Refracting telescope
Reflecting Telescope
What kind of telescope is shown in Diagram B?
X-Ray Telescope
Radio Telescope
Refracting Telescope
Reflecting Telescope
What kind of telescope is shown in Diagram C?
X Ray Telescope
Radio Telescope
Refracting Telescope
Reflecting Telescope
How does a reflecting telescope differ from a refracting telescope?
Bigger Lens
Bigger Mirrors
Reflecting uses Mirrors, Refracting uses lens
Refracting uses Mirrors, Reflecting uses lens
Which kind of telescope is used to study radio waves?
Ultraviolent Telescope
X-ray Telescope
Refracting Telescope
Radio Telescope
Who was the first person to study the Moon with a telescope?
Galileo
Isaac Newton
Hans Lippershay
Robert Willams
Who was the first person to use a reflecting telescope?
Galileo
Isaac Newton
Hans Lippershey
Robert William
The study of the stars, planets, and other bodies in space is
cosmology.
astronomy.
astrology.
planetology.
The first human-made satellite was launched into space by the
Soviet Union.
Chinese.
United States.
Italians.
A large collection of stars that travel together through space is
astronomy.
constellation.
a nebula.
a galaxy.
The exploration of space began in
1959.
1628.
1957.
1969.
The telescope used by Galileo was a
Hubble telescope.
reflecting telescope.
radio telescope.
refracting telescope.
A convex lens curves
outward.
inward.
inward, then outward.
outward, then inward.
A concave mirror curves
outward.
inward.
inward, then outward.
outward, then inward.
Radio telescopes are used to observe
rain.
clouds.
light.
very distant stars and galaxies.
An astronomical unit is equal to
150 million km.
150 trillion km.
300,000 km/sec.
300,000 km.
A light-year is equal to
150 million km.
150 trillion km.
300,000 km/sec.
10 trillion km.
The force that pushes a rocket forward through space is called
thrust.
velocity.
reaction.
gravity.
The path of a satellite around a planet is its
shuttle.
orbit.
velocity.
space station.
The Hale Telescope is a
space telescope.
radio telescope.
refracting telescope.
reflecting telescope.
Reflecting and refracting telescopes can be used only
in outer space.
when radio waves are not present.
to see space objects that are fairly nearby.
when the sky is clear.
The ability to make things look larger than they are is
Copier
Magnification
Radiation
Minimize
A large building that contains one or more telescopes for looking into space is an
Observatory
Spacecraft
NASA
Hubble
. The lens on a telescope that is nearest to your eye is a
observation lens.
eyepiece.
focal lens.
shadow lens.
A telescope that can be used during the daytime to detect radio waves from objects in space is a ______________ telescope.
ultraviolet
radio
reflecting
refracting
An instrument that separates light into a spectrum is a
EM spectrum.
space probe.
satellite.
spectroscope.
The lens on a telescope that is nearest to the object observed
observation lens.
eyepiece.
focal lens.
shadow lens.
The distance from the center of a lens to the focal point is the
distance point.
football field.
meter length.
focal length.
A lens that is thinner in the middle than at the edges is a
convex lens.
concave lens.
objection lens.
impact lens.
A _________________ is an object that revolves around another object in space.
star
space ship
satellite
space probe
A telescope that uses lenses OR mirrors to collect and focus visible light is a
optical telescope.
reflecting telescope.
refracting telescope.
radio telescope.
. A telescope that uses a concave mirror to gather light (second flat mirror reflects image to eyepiece lens is a
optical telescope.
refracting telescope.
reflecting telescope.
radio telescope.
The _______________ is the point where incoming light focuses to a single point.
point of light
focal point
focus point
image point
A ________________ is a spacecraft that carries scientific instruments that can collect data, but has no human crew
star trek
space shuttle
satellite
space probe
A ________________ is a lens that is thicker in the middle than at the edges.
convex lens
concave lens
focus lens
image lens
The _______________________ is the famous reflecting telescope built by Edwin Hubble for space exploration.
Sptizer Telescope
Spudnik Telescope
Hubble Space Telescope
James Webb Telescope
What does (a) point to
objective lens
eyepiece
focal point
objective focal length
What does (b) point to
objective lens
eyepiece
focal point
objective focal length
What does (c) point to
objective lens
eyepiece
focal point
eyepiece focal length
What does (d) point to
objective lens
focal point
eyepiece
eyepiece focal length
What does (e) point to
objective lens
eyepiece
focal point
eyepiece focal length
What does (e) point to
primary mirror
secondary mirror
focus length
body tube
What does (d) point to
primary mirror
secondary mirror
focus point
objective lens
What does (f) point to
eyepiece
body tube
stand
objective lens
What does (a) point to
eyepiece
objective focal length
eyepiece focal length
objective lens
What does (b) point to
focus point
objective focal length
eyepiece focal length
eyepiece
What does (c) point to
eyepiece focal length
objective focal length
canister
objective lens
What does (f) point to
focus point
objective lens
eyepiece
stand
