WorksheetsSpace tools
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
whish is a type of telescope?
optical
sky
space
night time
what are the two types of optical telescope?
refractor
clear
opaque
reflector
what do refracting telescopes use to bend light?
convex lenses
mirrors
water
straws
what do reflecting telescopes use to focus light?
water
wood
mirrors
lenses
when was the Hubble telescope launched?
1987
1990
2000
1963
what type of telesope is the hubble?
refracting
reflecting
radio
metal
what keeps space telescopes in motion?
newtons 3rd law of motion
newtons 4th law of motion
newton 2nd law of motion
newtons 1st law of motion
what is a light year?
the distance light travels in one earth year
the time it takes the sun to set
a car
a telescope
what kind of telescope is this?
radio
reflective
refractive
optical
when do telescopes produce the best images ?
when they are above the earth's atmosphere
during the summer
on staurdays
underground
how do radio telescopes work ?
they read radio waves emitted from objects in space
are giant magnifying glasses
emit a bright light to attract stars
read peoples minds
what type of satelite is the moon?
artificial
natural
rock
space
what is this?
sputnik
a beach ball
a planet
UFO
when was sputnik launched?
1959
1955
1957
1956
how do spectroscopes help astronomers identify the elements in a star?
by spelling out the element's symbols
by seperating the light into bands of different colors
by listening to what noise it makes
based off of the stars shape
what is one thing astronomers can learn using a spectroscope?
elements present in a star
what language is spoken there
the population
what flavor it is
what is one thing astronomers can learn using a spectroscope?
the temerature of the star
the color of the star
the volume of the star
the surface area
what is one thing astronomers can learn using a spectroscope?
the age of the star
the weather
the amount of pollution present
what plants can be grown
what are space observatories?
telescopes/instruments that are launched into outerspace to collect data on distant planets galaxies and other celstial bodies
a type of watch
a brand of sneakers
a type of boilding where a group of people that get together to look at the stars in the night sky
are satelite and space observatories hampered by the earths atmosphere?
yes
no
only when they are covered in metal
only when they are covered in plastic
which of these do Astronomer use to find out what is happening in space?
space probes
satelites
cars
space glasses
