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