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Worksheets# 06 Telescopes (QUIZS)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 18mins
When light passes through a lens, it changes HOW?
changes speed
changes color
changes direction
changes temperature
The "collector", or "light-gathering part" of the telescope is called the _____
objective
aperture
eyepiece
focal point
Which of these is the very first design for a reflecting telescope?
One half of binoculars
Schmidt–Cassegrain
Dobsonian
Newtonian
In general, the bigger the telescope's objective, the better your _____
resolution
magnification
brightness
contrast
If the objective is made 10 times wider, how much more light is collected?
10 times more
50 times more
100 times more
200 times more
The bending of light through a lens is called _____
reflection
refraction
diffraction
dispersion
Photographs allow us to see fainter objects by taking long _____
exposures
snapshots
prints
developments
Telescopes that use mirrors are called _____
refractors
reflectors
catadioptrics
binoculars
When the light comes to a focus, using a refracting telescope, how does the image change?
it is upside-down, and flipped left and right
it appears larger and brighter
it is right-side up and normal
it is blurred and indistinct
Which of these is the only refracting "telescope"?
One half of binoculars
Schmidt–Cassegrain
Dobsonian
Newtonian
Which of these is a reflecting telescope with a hole in the primary mirror?
One half of binoculars
Schmidt–Cassegrain
Dobsonian
Newtonian
Who discovered infrared light, a kind of light invisible to our eyes?
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
William Herschel
James Clerk Maxwell
What was Galileo's contribution to the telescope?
He invented the telescope from scratch.
He used it extensively for astronomy.
He discovered the moons of Jupiter using it.
He improved the design of the microscope.
What do modern professional-grade optical telescopes use as their objective?
lenses
prisms
mirrors
filters
Who invented the telescope?
Galileo Galilei
Hans Lippershey
Johannes Kepler
it's unknown
Which of these is a reflecting telescope mounted on an alt-az mount? One half of binoculars,
Schmidt–Cassegrain
, Dobsonian, NewtonianSchmidt–Cassegrain
Dobsonian
Newtonian
Refractor
Telescopes that use a glass lens objective are called _____
reflectors
refractors
catadioptrics
monoculars
Which detectors are dozens of times more light-sensitive than film?
analog detectors
digital detectors
chemical detectors
thermal detectors
The ability to separate two objects that are very close together, is called the _____
clarity
resolution
definition
contrast
What kind of material is used for a radio telescope?
a metal dish
plastic sheet
wooden frame
glass panel
