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Exploring Space

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which way of exploring space uses light to magnify objects?

a)

optical telescope

b)

telescopes in space

c)

space probe

d)

radio telescope

e)

space station

2.

Which way of exploring space uses large dishes that collect faint signals given off by objects in space?

a)

optical telescope

b)

telescopes in space

c)

space probe

d)

radio telescope

e)

space station

3.

Which way of exploring space can see further into space because they do not have to look through the Earth's atmosphere?

a)

optical telescope

b)

telescopes in space

c)

space probe

d)

radio telescope

e)

space station

4.

Which way of exploring space are bases orbiting the Earth?

a)

optical telescope

b)

telescopes in space

c)

space probe

d)

radio telescope

e)

space station

5.

Which way of exploring space are sent into deep space to transmit their findings back to Earth?

a)

optical telescope

b)

telescopes in space

c)

space probe

d)

radio telescope

e)

space station

6.

Which way of exploring space do scientists do experiments on?

a)

optical telescope

b)

telescopes in space

c)

space probe

d)

radio telescope

e)

space station

7.

Which way of exploring space takes pictures of distant planets and beams the images back to Earth?

a)

optical telescope

b)

telescopes in space

c)

space probe

d)

radio telescope

e)

space station

8.

Which way of exploring space can detect things too far away for other types of telescopes to see?

a)

optical telescope

b)

telescopes in space

c)

space probe

d)

radio telescope

e)

space station

9.

Which way of exploring space has the largest example being the Hubble Space telescope, launched by NASA in 1990?

a)

optical telescope

b)

telescopes in space

c)

space probe

d)

radio telescope

e)

space station

10.

Which way of exploring space are built high on mountains?

a)

optical telescope

b)

telescopes in space

c)

space probe

d)

radio telescope

e)

space station

11.

Which way of exploring space's largest example is a 1000 ft wide dish built in Puerto Rico?

a)

optical telescope

b)

telescopes in space

c)

space probe

d)

radio telescope

e)

space station

12.

Which way of exploring space includes Skylab and the ISS?

a)

optical telescope

b)

telescopes in space

c)

space probe

d)

radio telescope

e)

space station

13.

Which way of exploring space includes the Pioneer 10, which left our Solar System in 1996?

a)

optical telescope

b)

telescopes in space

c)

space probe

d)

radio telescope

e)

space station