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6 Astronomy Ch 1 Review

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
He thought the sun was at the center of the universe and that the planets orbited in perfect circles.
a)
Copernicus
b)
Ptolemy
c)
Galileo
d)
Brahe
e)
Kepler
2.
He thought the earth was at the center of the universe.
a)
Ptolemy
b)
Galileo
c)
Brahe
d)
Kepler
e)
Newton
3.
He used a telescope to look at the night sky.
a)
Galileo
b)
Brahe
c)
Kepler
d)
Newton
e)
Hubble
4.
He made extremely detailed astronomical observations.
a)
Brahe
b)
Kepler
c)
Newton
d)
Hubble
e)
Copernicus
5.
He believed the planets revolved around the sun in elliptical orbits.
a)
Kepler
b)
Newton
c)
Hubble
d)
Copernicus
e)
Ptolemy
6.
He described gravity.
a)
Newton
b)
Hubble
c)
Copernicus
d)
Ptolemy
e)
Galileo
7.
He discovered other galaxies.
a)
Hubble
b)
Copernicus
c)
Ptolemy
d)
Galileo
e)
Brahe
8.
Roughly the length of time it takes the moon to orbit the Earth.
a)
month
b)
day
c)
year
d)
week
e)
minute
9.
The time it takes the Earth to rotate on its axis.
a)
day
b)
month
c)
year
d)
minute
e)
week
10.
The time it takes the Earth to orbit around the sun.
a)
year
b)
month
c)
day
d)
minute
e)
week
11.
An instrument that gathers electromagnetic radiation from objects in space and concentrates it for better observation.
a)
telescope
b)
spectroscope
c)
microscope
d)
glasses
e)
lens
12.
The point where the rays of light that pass through a lens or that reflect from a mirror converge.
a)
focal point
b)
objective lens
c)
refracting telescope
d)
reflecting telescope
e)
None
13.
The lens that collects light and forms an image at the back of the telescope.
a)
objective lens
b)
refracting telescope
c)
reflecting telescope
d)
focal point
e)
None
14.
A telescope that uses a set of lenses to gather and focus light from distant objects.
a)
refracting telescope
b)
focal point
c)
objective lens
d)
reflecting telescope
e)
None
15.
A telescope that uses a curved mirror to gather and focus light from distant objects.
a)
reflecting telescope
b)
focal point
c)
objective lens
d)
refracting telescope
e)
None
16.
All of the frequencies or wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation.
a)
electromagnetic spectrum
b)
focal point
c)
objective lens
d)
refracting telescope
e)
None
17.
Which of the following are places scientists put telescopes to get a better view?
a)
mountaintops
b)
desert
c)
space
d)
rainforest
e)
underground
18.
The newest, most advanced optical telescope and the largest telescope in space.
a)
James Webb Space Telescope
b)
Hubble Space Telescope
c)
Chandra X-Ray Observatory
d)
Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
e)
None
19.
A telescope that detects and collects radio waves.
a)
radio telescope
b)
microwave telescope
c)
gamma ray telescope
d)
radio receiver
e)
radio transmitter
20.
A radio telescope that was formerly the largest single telescope in the world and perhaps the most famous telescope in the world (thanks to Goldeneye).
a)
Arecibo Telescope
b)
FAST telescope
c)
Griffith Observatory
d)
Edelman Planetarium
e)
Very Large Array
21.
A radio telescope and the largest single telescope in the world.
a)
FAST telescope
b)
Thirty Meter Telescope
c)
Square Kilometer Array
d)
Atacama Cosmology Telescope
e)
None
22.
A group of telescopes working together.
a)
telescope array
b)
Webb Space Telescope
c)
telescope network
d)
mesh telescope
e)
telescope team
23.
Currently the most famous and powerful telescope array in the world.
a)
Very Large Array
b)
Griffith Observatory
c)
Edelman Planetarium
d)
Thirty Meter Telescope
e)
None
24.
A region of the sky that contains a recognizable star pattern and that is used to describe the location of objects in space.
a)
constellation
b)
zodiac
c)
asterism
d)
local neighborhood
e)
galaxy
25.
A unit of length equal to the distance that light travels in 1 year.
a)
light-year
b)
light-mile
c)
astronomical unit
d)
parsec
e)
Planck's constant
26.
The change in frequency of a wave in relation to an observer who is moving relative to the wave source.
a)
Doppler Effect
b)
Schrodinger's Cat
c)
Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
d)
None
e)
Wave-particle duality
27.
How sound changes, due to the Doppler Effect, when an object is moving towards you.
a)
higher pitch
b)
lower pitch
c)
louder
d)
quieter
e)
different timbre
28.
How light changes when the source is approaching you.
a)
blue-shift
b)
red-shift
c)
more ultraviolet
d)
infrared-shift
e)
gamma-shift
29.
How light changes when the source is receding from you.
a)
red-shift
b)
blue-shift
c)
more ultraviolet
d)
infrared-shift
e)
gamma-shift
30.

Which EM waves have the longest wavelength?

a)

radio

b)

x-rays

c)

ultraviolet

d)

gamma rays

31.

Which EM waves have the shortest wavelength?

a)

radio

b)

x-rays

c)

ultraviolet

d)

gamma rays

32.

Which EM waves are invisible? (more than one correct answer)

a)

radio

b)

visible

c)

ultraviolet

d)

gamma rays

33.

Which EM waves are have a SHORTER wavelength than visible?

a)

radio

b)

none

c)

infrared

d)

x-rays

34.

Which EM waves are have the highest energy & are the most dangerous?

a)

radio

b)

gamma rays

c)

infrared

d)

x-rays

35.

Which color waves have the shortest wavelength?

a)

red

b)

yellow

c)

green

d)

violet

36.

Which type of electromagnetic wave travels fastest through a vacuum?

a)

radio

b)

gamma rays

c)

visible light

d)

They all travel at the same speed.

37.

The diagram shows a person observing a thunderstorm located several kilometers away. The person hears the thunder several seconds after seeing the lightning. Which statement accurately explains the difference in observations of sound and light by the observer?

 

a)

Human eyes see light faster than their ears can hear sound.

b)

The medium the waves are traveling through is different for each type of wave.

c)

Light waves travel faster than sound waves.

d)

Sound waves travel faster than light waves.

38.

The picture below shows a ringing bell inside a vacuum jar. As air is pumped from the vacuum jar, the sound level of the ringing bell will decrease until it can no longer be heard.

This happens because air must be present in the jar in order for

a)

sound to be transferred

b)

electricity to flow through the wires

c)

the rubber to seal the jar

d)

the bell clanger to vibrate

39.

The diagram below shows a light ray. In this diagram, the light ray is being

a)

 transmitted

b)

absorbed

c)

reflected

d)

refracted

40.

The diagram below shows a pencil in a glass of water. When viewed from the side, the pencil appears to be broken. What process causes this to happen?

a)

absorption

b)

evaporation

c)

reflection

d)

refraction

41.

What do electromagnetic waves NOT need to transfer energy?

a)

matter

b)

speed

c)

wavelength

d)

frequency

42.

Which of the following is an example of radio waves (check all that apply)?

a)

radio

b)

wifi

c)

microwaves

d)

cellular service

e)

x-rays

43.

Which of the following is an example of infrared waves? (Check all that apply)

a)

toaster

b)

thermal imaging camera

c)

microwave

d)

sunburn

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