WorksheetsWhat Is A Telescope?
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins
What is the primary function of a telescope?
To see distant objects
To cook food
To play music
To write books
What is the role of the eyepiece in a telescope?
To magnify the image
To cook food
To play music
To write books
What is the main advantage of reflecting telescopes over refracting telescopes?
More powerful
Less powerful
Cheaper
Heavier
Where is the curved mirror located in a reflecting telescope?
At the bottom of the tube
At the top of the tube
Outside the tube
Inside the eyepiece
What is the Southern African Large Telescope known for?
Being the largest light telescope
Being the smallest light telescope
Being the heaviest telescope
Being the lightest telescope
What is the main component of a refracting telescope?
Lenses
Mirrors
Prisms
Filters
Who improved the design of a telescope in 1609?
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
Galileo Galilei
Nicolaus Copernicus
What type of telescopes were developed along with spacecraft in the 1950s?
Refracting telescopes
Reflecting telescopes
Radio telescopes
Infrared telescopes
What is a common feature of radio telescopes?
They are colorful
They are portable
They collect radio waves
They are underwater.
A refracting telescope uses _______ to focus light.
Lenses
Mirrors
Lasers
Water
What kind of lenses do reflecting telescopes use?
convex lenses
mirrors
What is the primary purpose of a radio telescope?
To observe visible light
To detect radio waves
To magnify images
To focus light
Which scientist is credited with inventing the first practical reflecting telescope?
Galileo Galilei
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
Johannes Kepler
True or False. The first radio telescope was built in 1950.
True
False
The __________ telescope was built in 1937.
refracting
reflecting
radio
bowl
What type of telescope is the Hubble Space Telescope?
reflecting
refracting
radio
galaxy
True or False. The James Webb Space Telescope detects infrared light.
True
False
True or False. Radio telescopes collect radio waves to send to the moon's surface.
True
False
What is infrared radiation?
a type of X-ray
a type of radio wave
a type of lens
a type of heat
True or False. Telescopes have helped scientists to see that there is water vapor in other parts of the Milky Way galaxy.
True
False
