Go to the Quizzes Page Telescopes 0% 7 Created by AbuBakrShalabi Please write your name and email to receive your certificate. 1 / 14 Both reflecting and refracting telescopes are designed to ................ gather and focus visible light. break visible light into colors of the spectrum. separate visible light from ultraviolet and radio waves. work better with short-wavelength radiation. 2 / 14 Which of the following are waves that can be collected by Earth-Based Telescopes? Gamma rays Ultraviolet light Radio waves Visible light 3 / 14 Shortest wavelength, highest frequency wave Microwave Gamma UV Radio 4 / 14 Which type of wave is absorbed by Earth's atmosphere? Radio waves X-rays Visible light Microwaves 5 / 14 Which of the following are optical telescopes? refracting telescopes radio telescopes magnifying telescopes reflecting telescopes 6 / 14 Who invented the telescope? Hans Lippershay Maria Mitchell Galileo Galilei Isaac Newton 7 / 14 Reflecting telescopes use _______ to focus light. Lenses Flat mirrors A lens and lasers Curved Mirrors 8 / 14 The type of light humans can see is called ___________ light. visible red white electromagnetic 9 / 14 Longest wavelength, lowest frequency wave Radio waves Gamma Microwave Visible Light 10 / 14 Which of the following objects emits light energy from space? the sky human eye the Sun telescope 11 / 14 What type of telescope can work 24 hours a day and even be used in the rain? Radio Telescope Newtonian Telescope Solar Telescope Refracting Telescope 12 / 14 A refracting telescope uses _______ to focus light. Mirrors Water Lenses 13 / 14 What are some of the characteristics of a good location for building a telescope? Dry Calm air Dark skies (far from cities) Clear skies (few clouds for most of the year) 14 / 14 Which bands of electromagnetic radiation are blocked from reaching Earth's surface by our atmosphere? radio waves visible light x-ray gamma rays Your score is 0% Restart quiz Go to the Quizzes Page