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Topic # 1-3 Review Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Type of optical telescope that uses a curved or concave mirror to reflect light
a)
Refracting
b)
Reflecting
c)
Radio
d)
Visual
2.

In a diagram showing the solar system as heliocentric, what is located at the center? Copernicus came up with this model and is the one we live by today.

a)

Earth

b)

the sun

c)

the moon

d)

Mars

3.

One of the measurements used to locate objects in the sky is compass direction. The compass direction measured clockwise from north is called

a)

azimuth

b)

altitude

c)

zenith

4.

Early astronomers used an astrolabe to measure the position of stars

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Coordinates that may be used to determine distance in space include

a)

latitude and longitude.

b)

height and width.

c)

altitude and azimuth.

d)

dim and cool.

6.

What is at the middle of a Geocentric system?

a)

Sun

b)

Neptune

c)

Earth

d)

The Universe

7.
Which lines run on a globe from east to west? 
a)
longitude lines
b)
latitude lines
c)
north pole
d)
south pole
8.

Is the apparent backward motion of a planet caused by its being lapped by another planet

a)

Insolation

b)

Waxing Moon

c)

Retrograde Motion

d)

Forward Motion

9.

The Red Shift that scientists observe from galaxies means that the galaxies are moving...

a)

Closer Together

b)

Farther Away from Each other

10.

This man supported the heliocentric model, discovered moons orbiting Jupiter, among his many other talents....

a)

Copernicus

b)

Kepler

c)

Galileo

d)

da Vinci

11.

Planetary orbits are...

a)

Elliptical

b)

Circular

12.

A refracting telescope uses _______ to focus light.

a)

Lenses

b)

Mirrors

c)

Lasers

d)

Water

13.

A star moving away from the Earth would appear to be...

a)

red shifted.

b)

blue shifted.

14.
Why is the Hubble telescope located in space?
a)
So it can be closer to the stars it magnifies
b)
They have very large optical lenses
c)
So its images arent distorted by Earth's atmosphere 
d)
So it can be operated by astronauts 
15.

A ___ is used in astronomy to break down light like a prism.

a)

telescope

b)

spectroscope

c)

stethoscope

d)

microscope

16.

An ambulance is driving towards you as you stand on the sidewalk. What happens to the pitch of the siren as it comes towards you?

a)

It increases

b)

It decreases

17.

You are standing on the side of the road when a police car races past you with its siren on. After the police car passes you, what happens to the pitch of the siren?

a)

It increases

b)

It decreases

c)

It turns red

18.

Who is the inventor of the telescope?

a)

Hans Lippershey

b)

Charles Darwin

c)

Galileo Galilei

19.

The spectroscope is a powerful tool used by astronomers to infer the nature of matter.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Spectral lines that are observed to be narrower & blue-shifted indicates that an object is

a)

moving away from Earth.

b)

showing transverse motion.

c)

moving towards Earth.

d)

showing radial motion.