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Unit 10: Exploring the Universe Chapter Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which type of telescope is shown?

a)

infrared telescope

b)

radio telescope

c)

reflecting telescope

d)

refracting telescope

2.

At which wavelength would you expect the hottest stars to emit most of their energy?

a)

gamma rays

b)

microwaves

c)

radio waves

d)

visible light

3.

Which best describes Hubble?

a)

infrared telescope

b)

radio telescope

c)

refracting telescope

d)

space telescope

4.

Where is the International Space Station?

a)

on Mars

b)

on the Moon

c)

orbiting Earth

d)

orbiting the Sun

5.

Which was the first mission to send people to the Moon?

a)

Apollo

b)

Explorer

c)

Galileo

d)

Pioneer

6.

Which is NOT a satellite?

a)

a flyby

b)

a moon

c)

an orbiter

d)

space telescope

7.

Which is NOT a good place to build a radio telescope?

a)

a location near a radio station

b)

a location that is remote

c)

a location with a large cleared area

d)

a location with dry air

8.

Which has the power to overcome the force of Earth's gravity to be launched into space?

a)

a probe

b)

a rocket

c)

a satellite

d)

a telescope

9.

What could increase the light-gathering power of reflecting telescopes?

a)

adaptive optics

b)

a larger eyepiece

c)

multiple small mirrors

d)

thicker lenses

10.

What lists the minimum resources needed for life-forms to survive on Earth?

a)

liquid water, an energy source, and sunshine

b)

liquid water, sunshine, and organic molecules

c)

organic molecules, an energy source, and liquid water

d)

organic molecules, an energy source, and sunshine

11.

Which was the first satellite to orbit Earth?

a)

Apollo 1

b)

Explorer 1

c)

Mariner 1

d)

Sputnik 1

12.

Which is true of the telescope above?

a)

The eyepiece and the objective lens are concave lenses.

b)

Light is bent as it goes through the objective lens.

c)

Light is reflected from the eyepiece lense to the objective lens.

d)

The eyepiece lens can be made of many smaller lenses.

13.

What are the two kinds of Earth based telescopes?

a)

Optical telescopes

b)

Space telescopes

c)

Artificial satellites

d)

Radio telescopes

14.

What are the two kinds of optical telescopes?

a)

Radio telescope

b)

Refracting telescope

c)

Hubble

d)

Reflecting telescope

15.

Scientists can use _______________ to study space because all objects in space either give off or reflect radiant energy.

a)

space probes

b)

rockets

c)

the electromagnetic spectrum

d)

artificial satellites

16.

Hot stars give off _______________ waves.

a)

X-rays

b)

infrared waves

c)

gamma waves

d)

Ultraviolet waves

17.

Most of the radiant energy given off by the Sun is __________.

a)

gamma rays

b)

in the visible spectrum

c)

radio waves

d)

infrared eyes

18.

The Hubble space telescope is a ________________ telescope that collects visible light.

a)

refracting

b)

radio

c)

reflectiing

d)

earth based

19.

Click all of the way artificial satellites are used to improve life on Earth.

a)

GPS Navigation

b)

Robotic surgery

c)

Monitor the weather

d)

Artificial limbs

20.

____________ are artificial satellites that reach their destination and then circle around a larger object until they run out of fuel.

a)

orbiters

b)

landers

c)

flybys

d)

International Space Station

21.

_________________ are space probes that do not orbit or land. Continue to through space collecting information.

a)

orbiters

b)

landers

c)

flybys

d)

International Space Station

22.

Technology originally developed for use in space missions are reused or remade for use on Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Which are ways in which space materials have been reused on Earth?

a)

to make lightweight clothes for firefighters

b)

to make artificial limbs

c)

Transmit television and mobile signals

d)

to develop robotic surgery

24.

Which is not a requirement needed to support life?

a)

liquid water

b)

oxygen

c)

an energy source

d)

organic molecules

25.

The _____________ is a laboratory that orbits the Earth and allows scientists study how living things work in space.

a)

Hope Mars

b)

Spirit

c)

Apollo

d)

International Space Station