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WorksheetsTelescopes and Technology Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
A refracting telescope uses _______ to focus light.
Lenses
Mirrors
Lasers
Water
Reflecting telescopes use _______ to focus light.
Lenses
Microwaves
Mirrors
A lens and lasers
Modern telescopes are reflecting because: (Choose all that apply)
Lenses are difficult to manufacture
Lenses are heavy and fragile
lenses reflect light that passes through them
Lenses require only 1 perfect surface
What type of telescope is the Hubble Telescope?
Refracting
Reflecting
Modern telescopes don't use film to capture images, instead they use:
CCDs (Charged Coupled Devices)
USBs
HDDs
CD-ROMs
One of the issues created by the air surrounding us is:
Interferometry
Reflection
Interference
Atmospheric blurring
Which of these can solve the issue of atmospheric blurring? (choose all that apply)
Active Optics
Adaptive Optics
Putting a telescope in space
Putting a telescope underground
What types of telescopes have to be placed in space? (Choose all that apply)
X-ray Telescopes
Gamma ray Telescopes
Infrared Telescopes
Radio Telescopes
Which of these light types cannot be captured by a telescope?
Radio waves
Microwaves
Ultraviolet
All of them can be captured
What types of light can the human eye see?
Gamma Rays
UV Light
Visible Light
Radio Waves
Which bands of electromagnetic radiation are able to reach Earth's surface by traveling through our atmosphere?
visible light
radio waves
x-ray
gamma rays
What are some of the characteristics of a good location for building a telescope?
Calm air
Clear skies (few clouds for most of the year)
Dark skies (far from cities)
Dry
