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