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# 06 Telescopes (QUIZS)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When light passes through a lens, it changes HOW?

a)

changes speed

b)

changes color

c)

changes direction

d)

changes temperature

2.

The "collector", or "light-gathering part" of the telescope is called the _____

a)

objective

b)

aperture

c)

eyepiece

d)

focal point

3.

Which of these is the very first design for a reflecting telescope?

a)

One half of binoculars

b)

Schmidt–Cassegrain

c)

Dobsonian

d)

Newtonian

4.

In general, the bigger the telescope's objective, the better your _____

a)

resolution

b)

magnification

c)

brightness

d)

contrast

5.

If the objective is made 10 times wider, how much more light is collected?

a)

10 times more

b)

50 times more

c)

100 times more

d)

200 times more

6.

The bending of light through a lens is called _____

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

diffraction

d)

dispersion

7.

Photographs allow us to see fainter objects by taking long _____

a)

exposures

b)

snapshots

c)

prints

d)

developments

8.

Telescopes that use mirrors are called _____

a)

refractors

b)

reflectors

c)

catadioptrics

d)

binoculars

9.

When the light comes to a focus, using a refracting telescope, how does the image change?

a)

it is upside-down, and flipped left and right

b)

it appears larger and brighter

c)

it is right-side up and normal

d)

it is blurred and indistinct

10.

Which of these is the only refracting "telescope"?

a)

One half of binoculars

b)

Schmidt–Cassegrain

c)

Dobsonian

d)

Newtonian

11.

Which of these is a reflecting telescope with a hole in the primary mirror?

a)

One half of binoculars

b)

Schmidt–Cassegrain

c)

Dobsonian

d)

Newtonian

12.

Who discovered infrared light, a kind of light invisible to our eyes?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

William Herschel

d)

James Clerk Maxwell

13.

What was Galileo's contribution to the telescope?

a)

He invented the telescope from scratch.

b)

He used it extensively for astronomy.

c)

He discovered the moons of Jupiter using it.

d)

He improved the design of the microscope.

14.

What do modern professional-grade optical telescopes use as their objective?

a)

lenses

b)

prisms

c)

mirrors

d)

filters

15.

Who invented the telescope?

a)

Galileo Galilei

b)

Hans Lippershey

c)

Johannes Kepler

d)

it's unknown

16.

Which of these is a reflecting telescope mounted on an alt-az mount? One half of binoculars,

Schmidt–Cassegrain

, Dobsonian, Newtonian

a)

Schmidt–Cassegrain

b)

Dobsonian

c)

Newtonian

d)

Refractor

17.

Telescopes that use a glass lens objective are called _____

a)

reflectors

b)

refractors

c)

catadioptrics

d)

monoculars

18.

Which detectors are dozens of times more light-sensitive than film?

a)

analog detectors

b)

digital detectors

c)

chemical detectors

d)

thermal detectors

19.

The ability to separate two objects that are very close together, is called the _____

a)

clarity

b)

resolution

c)

definition

d)

contrast

20.

What kind of material is used for a radio telescope?

a)

a metal dish

b)

plastic sheet

c)

wooden frame

d)

glass panel