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Astronomy A Module Intro to Astronomy

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which light waves have the highest/tightest frequency?

a)

red light

b)

radio waves

c)

ultraviolet light

d)

gamma rays

2.

Which bands of electromagnetic radiation are blocked from reaching Earth's surface by our atmosphere?

a)

visible light

b)

radio waves

c)

x-ray

d)

gamma rays

3.

Reflecting telescopes focus light using a...

a)

mirror.

b)

lens.

c)

spectrometer.

d)

filter.

4.

Refracting telescopes focus light using 2

a)

mirrors

b)

lenses

c)

eyepieces

d)

filters

5.

What are some disadvantages refracting telescopes?

a)

expensive

b)

large lens can be deformed by its own weight.

c)

flaws in glass (bubbles)

d)

chromatic aberration (color seperation)

6.

What type of telescope can work 24 hours a day and even be used in the rain?

a)

Refracting Telescope

b)

Radio Telescope

c)

Newtonian Telescope

d)

Solar Telescope

7.

What types of telescopes have to be placed in space? (Choose all that apply)

a)

X-ray Telescopes

b)

Gamma ray Telescopes

c)

Infrared Telescopes

d)

Radio Telescopes

8.

Which of these light types cannot be captured by a telescope?

a)

Radio waves

b)

Microwaves

c)

Ultraviolet

d)

All of them can be captured

9.

What is the correct order of the visible light spectrum starting with the longer wavelength?

a)

Red, yellow, orange, blue, violet, indigo

b)

Violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red

c)

Green, yellow, blue, indigo, red, orange

d)

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet

10.

What does the picture below illustrate?

a)

Visible Light Spectrum

b)

Electromagnetic Spectrum

c)

Frequency Indicator

d)

Color Line

11.

What is the saying that can help you remember the order of the visible spectrum?

a)

ROYGBIV

b)

RYOBIVG

c)

ROYBVIG

d)

RIBYOVG

12.

What does reflection mean?

a)

Bending Light

b)

Bouncing Light

13.

A prism can be used to...

a)

separate visible light into colors

b)

make a beam of light brighter

c)

measure the speed of light

d)

make UV light visible

14.

What is this a picture of?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

15.

Look at the image of the visible spectrum. Which color has the lower frequency, orange or indigo?

a)

Orange

b)

Indigo

16.

The universe is about ____________ years old.

a)
8.13 billion
b)
13.8 billion
c)
1.83 billion
d)
381 million
17.

Who is given credit for inventing the telescope?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Copernicus

c)

Ptolemy

d)

Galileo

18.

The current model for the development of the universe.

a)

Big Bang Theory

b)

Solar Nebula Theory

c)

Theory of Relativity

d)

Evolution

19.

Reflecting telescopes use _______ to focus light.

a)

Lenses

b)

Flat mirrors

c)

Curved Mirrors

d)

A lens and lasers

20.

What is the major drawback of radio telescopes?

a)

They can only be used at certain hours of the day

b)

They are too small

c)

They have a low resolution

d)

They have complex mirror systems

21.
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 
22.
Why are many large optical telescopes located on mountains?
a)
to be closer to the stars
b)
to be above part of the atmosphere
c)
because it is easier to build telescopes on mountains
d)
to be closer to city lights
23.
Why must Ultra-Violet observing be done in space?
a)
The ozone blocks most of the UV rays in the surface.
b)
It’s hard to know exactly where the ozone hole will be to find UV images
c)
It’s hard to use UV telescopes and radio telescopes together on the surface.
d)
It’s hard to use UV X-Ray telescopes and radio telescopes together on the surface
24.
What are the two types of optical telescopes? 
a)
Reflecting/Rarefaction
b)
Compressional/Longitudinal
c)
Reflecting/Longitudinal
d)
Refracting/Reflecting
25.

What does the Hubble take pictures of?

a)

plants and animals

b)

planets, stars and galaxies

c)

famous people

26.

What is the name of the newest space telescope

that was launched into space in December of 2021?

a)

Chandra

b)

James Webb

c)

Kepler

d)

Spitzer

27.

When did the Hubble Space Telescope start ?

a)

1840

b)

1995

c)

1990

d)

1976

28.

Select the correct order of waves on the Electromagnetic Spectrum

a)

Radio, Microwave, Infrared, Visible, Ultraviolet, X-ray, Gamma ray

b)

Gamma ray, X-ray, Ultraviolet, Visible, Infrared, Microwave, Radio

c)

Visible, Microwave, Infrared, Ultraviolet, X-ray, Gamma ray, Radio

d)

Microwave, Radio, Visible, Infrared, Ultraviolet, X-ray, Gamma ray

29.

Who invented the reflecting telescope?

a)

Hans Lippershay

b)

Issac Newton

c)

Galileo Galilee

d)

Johannes Kepler

30.

Who is this famous astronomer?

a)

Carl Sagan

b)

Neil Tyson Degrasse

c)

Stephen Hawkins

d)

Galileo Galilea

31.
A constellation is a group of visible ____ that form a pattern when viewed from Earth.  
a)
planets
b)
stars
c)
patterns
d)
creatures
32.
People in the Northern Hemisphere do see the same constellations as the people in the Southern Hemisphere.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
What constellation is this?
a)
Orion
b)
Taurus
c)
Canis Major
d)
Gemini
34.
The sky is divided into ____ constellations.
a)
11
b)
22
c)
44
d)
88
35.

Which of following is the smallest?

a)

the Milky Way galaxy

b)

the solar system

c)

the Virgo super cluster

d)

the universe

36.

Which of the following is the best definition of Astronomy?

a)

the study of stars

b)

the study of the sky and the atmosphere

c)

How star constellations affect our personalities

d)

the study of the universe beyond earth's atmosphere

37.

Who uses math and physics to explain and predict movements of planets?

a)

Engineers

b)

Technicians

c)

Astrophysicists

d)

Computer programmers

38.

What is Galileo known for?

a)

Inventing the telescope

b)

popularizing the use of the telescope to study the sky

c)

inventing algebra

d)

being a chill dude

39.

Why did Sir Isaac Newton invent Calculus?

a)

to improve telescopes

b)

to help prove geocentrism

c)

to help predict the movement of planets and stars

d)

because algebra is for punks

40.

Name this new space telescope that just starting operating in 2022?

a)

James Webb

b)

Aquarius

c)

The Enterprise

d)

Hubble

41.

Name this famous space telescope that was put into orbit in 1990.

a)

Kepler

b)

Aquarius

c)

The Enterprise

d)

Hubble

42.

Refracting telescopes focus light using 2

a)

mirrors

b)

lenses

c)

eyepieces

d)

filters

43.

A large building that contains one or more telescopes for looking into space is an

a)

Observatory

b)

Spacecraft

c)

NASA

d)

Hubble

44.

What does (d) point to

a)

primary mirror

b)

secondary mirror

c)

focus point

d)

objective lens

45.

The larger the ________, the more light a telescope can gather.

a)

Magnification

b)

Lens

c)

Mirror

d)

Eyepiece

e)

Aperture

46.

This is a picture of what type of telescope

a)

Refractor

b)

Reflector

47.

This is a picture of what type of telescope

a)

Refractor

b)

Reflector

48.
What was one thing Galileo was famous for?
a)
Discover the 4 moon's of Jupiter
b)
Invented gunpowder
c)
Discovered Mars
d)
Made paint 
49.

What is this?

a)

Arecibo Observatory

b)

FAST Telescope

c)

Keck Observatory

d)

Very Large Array

e)

Hubble Telescope

50.

Which individual is credited with creating lenses that were later adopted for telescopes?

a)

Hans Lippershey

b)

Galileo Galilei

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Johannes Kepler

51.

Which part of a telescope is responsible for magnifying light?

a)

lens

b)

focuser

c)

primary mirror

d)

cradle

52.

Which color in the visible spectrum has the shortest wavelength?

a)

Red

b)

Violet

c)

Yellow

d)

Green

53.

Which part of a telescope determines its overall light capturing power?

a)

Mount

b)

Aperture

c)

Eyepiece

d)

Tripod

54.

Who was the first person to use a telescope for astronomical observations and often considered the "father of modern astronomy"?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Johannes Kepler

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Hans Lippershey

55.

Which type of telescope use both a lens and a mirror to focus light?

a)

Radio telescope

b)

Reflecting telescope

c)

Refracting telescope

56.

A unit of length equal to the distance that light travels through space in one year.

a)

Leap Year

b)

Light-Year

c)

Frequency

57.

All space and the matter space contains

a)

Universe

b)

Galaxy

c)

Super Nova

58.

All space and the matter space contains is called

a)

the Universe.

b)

a galaxy.

c)

the Local Group.

d)

The solar system.

59.
Copernicus' view of the universe
a)
Galaxy
b)
Geocentric
c)
Astonomy
d)
Heliocentric
60.
The universe is ____________ years old.
a)
8.13 billion
b)

14 billion

c)
1.83 billion
d)
381 million
61.

The Big Bang Theory is the most widely accepted theory about the origin of the universe.

a)

true

b)

false

62.

What famous 90's telescope has allowed us to look deep into space to observe things far away that give us hints to the past?

a)

The Hubble telescope

b)

The Eiffel Tower

c)

Binkley's barometer

d)

The Smith Space Balloon

63.

Why are many large optical telescopes located on mountains?

a)

it is cheaper to build on mountains

b)

to be above light, pollution, and water.

c)

because it is easier to build telescopes on mountains

d)

to be closer to city lights

64.

Why must ultra-violet (Chandra Ray telescope) observing be done in space?

a)
The ozone blocks most of the UV rays in the surface.
b)
It’s hard to know exactly where the ozone hole will be to find UV images
c)
It’s hard to use UV telescopes and radio telescopes together on the surface.
d)
It’s hard to use UV X-Ray telescopes and radio telescopes together on the surface
65.
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 

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