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WorksheetsLooking Through Telescopes
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
This is an optical instrument that makes distant objects appear closer and larger.
Telescope
Magnifies
Craters
Astronomers
This person was the first person to observe moons orbiting another planet.
Mrs. Dorf
Galileo Galilei
Astronomers
Hubble Space Telescope
This is a hole formed by an object hitting a surface.
Observatories
Telescopes
Craters
Galaxy
Where are most modern telescopes located? (Check ALL that apply)
On Mountain Peaks
In Cities
In observatories
On top of buildings
Why are most modern telescopes not in cities?
They need to be far away from the city lights.
Cities are more expensive.
They are placed in cities.
Cities are beautiful.
A scientist who studies objects in the universe, including stars, planets, and moons is known as...
Observatories
Solar System
Galaxy
Astronomers
This was a very important instrument that was placed in Earth's orbit in 1990.
A new observatory
Craters
Hubble Space Telescope
The Solar System
Astronomers can infer that the universe is between _____ and ____ billion years old.
20 and 21
13 and 14
5 and 6
1 and 2
What galaxy do we live in?
Whirlpool Galaxy
Tadpole Galaxy
Milky Way Galaxy
Pinwheel Galaxy
This is a term used to represent the Sun, eight planets and other objects that orbit around the Sun.
Solar System
Galaxy
Magnifies
Astronomer
