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