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