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Space Technology

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A _________ is an unmanned vehicle that carries scientific instruments to space to collect data.

a)

refracting telescope

b)

space shuttle

c)

space probe

d)

radio telescope

2.

Which galaxy is shown here?

a)

irregular

b)

elliptical

c)

spiral

3.

Which space tool collects visible light and separates it into bands of color?

a)

telescope

b)

satellite

c)

spectroscope

d)

space probe

4.

Which space tool is shown here?

a)

satellite

b)

x-ray telescope

c)

space probe

d)

refracting telescope

5.

What type of galaxy is shown here?

a)

elliptical

b)

irregular

c)

spiral

6.

What kind of telescope receives radio waves from objects in space?

a)

radio telescope

b)

refracting telescope

c)

infrared telescope

d)

reflecting telescope

7.

The Hubble Telescope is an example of _______.

a)

observatory

b)

probe

c)

satelite

d)

spectroscope

8.

What is the 3rd planet closest to the Sun?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

9.

Which of the following is an example of what a spectroscope can do?

a)

identify elements found in distant stars

b)

determine how fast an object is moving

c)

determine relative distances in space

d)

identify dark matter and black holes

10.

Which of the following is evidence that the universe is expanding?

a)

Blue Shift

b)

Red Shift

c)

Red Spot

d)

Blue Spot

11.

A __________________________ is a huge collection of stars, gases, and dust that is classified by shape.

a)

galaxy

b)

nebula

c)

supernova

d)

light year

12.

The distance between stars is measured in __________________.

a)

astronomical unit

b)

light-year

c)

kilometers

d)

miles

13.

What is a light year a unit of?

a)

time

b)

force

c)

distance

d)

none of the above

14.

What telescope does NOT have to be processed through a computer system to be viewed by people?

a)

Radio

b)

Infrared

c)

X-Ray

d)

Reflecting

15.

X-ray telescopes must be outside of Earth's atmosphere to gather data.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

How does a refracting telescope collect and focus light?

a)

with a convex mirror

b)

with a convex lense

c)

with a concave mirror

d)

with a concave lense

17.

A ________ is the gaseous birthplace of stars.

a)

galaxy

b)

nebula

c)

supernova

d)

none of the above

18.

Our galaxy is located in the supernova.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

A black hole is the remains of a supergiant star that has collapsed upon itself.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

What force holds stars in galaxies?

a)

friction

b)

nuclear force

c)

gravity

d)

all of the above

21.

How do you write 9,450,000 is scientific notation?

a)

9.45 x 10^5

b)

9.45^-7

c)

9.45^6

d)

9.45^-6