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Astronomy chpt 3 part 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is not a property of Telescopes?

a)

Angular resolution

b)

Magnification

c)

Limiting magnitude

d)

Light gathering power

2.

Which type of telescope "bends" light?

a)

Reflecting

b)

NGT's

c)

Refracting

d)

Cassegrain

3.

Which 2 of these are not one of Galileo's discoveries?

a)

Darkspots on the sun

b)

The mountains and craters on the moon

c)

The telescope

d)

Rings of Saturn

4.

Which of these is an example of refraction?

a)

A single headlight in the distance, becoming two when it gets closer

b)

Galileo seeing the individual stars of the milky way

c)

A cup in a spoon

d)

Newton's telescope

5.

When light passes from one medium to another with a different density is known as...

a)

Wein's Law

b)

The Law of Refraction

c)

Law of light

d)

The Law of Reflection

6.

What is the formula to get the LM

a)

LM == (d/0.2) 2^2

b)

LM == 6 + logLGP ÷\div 0.4

c)

LM == (d/0.2) 2^2 ÷\div 0.4

d)

LM == LGP

7.

The law of incidence is always equal to the angle of reflection is known as...

a)

The Law of Refraction

b)

Kepler's 2nd Law

c)

Wein's Law

d)

The Law of Reflection

8.

Which telescope has a limitation called "Chromatic Abberation" ?

a)

Reflecting Telescopes

b)

Newtonian Telescopes

c)

Refracting Telescopes

d)

New Generation Telescopes

9.

What is Chromatic Abberation?

a)

The distortion of colors due to light passes a different medium

b)

The capability to collect as much light as possible

c)

Determines how deep in magnitude the instrument can see

d)

The capability to see the finer details

10.

In astronomy, the term resolving means...

a)

Light passing from one medium to another

b)

Capability to collect as much light as possible

c)

Being able to identify an astro as a separate and individual object

d)

The capability to see finer details