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