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