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