Astronomical Observations NS2- M3C12

What were Galileo’s contributions to astronomy in the 1600s?

• A. He improved the telescope.

• B. He observed the moons of Saturn.

• C. He patented the space-borne telescope.

• D. Galileo's observations strengthened his belief in Copernicus' theory that Earth and all other planets revolve around the Sun.

Choose the answer that makes the statement true. The objective lens of a refracting telescope is concave and inverts the image.

• A. Change “objective” to “eyepiece”

• B. Change “concave” to convex”

• C. Change “inverts” to “magnifies”

• D. Change the lights piece on the telescope.

A place equipped with powerful telescopes used for making observations of astronomical, meteorological, or other phenomena.

• A. Observatory

• B. Reflecting Telescope

• C. Refracting Telescope

• D. CCD Camera

Where is the optical telescope located on a radio telescope?

• A. Inside the collecting area

• B. Besides the detector

• C. On the transmitter

• D. All of the above

• E. None of the above

Radio waves are faster than which of the following?

• A. the speed of sound

• B. the speed of heat

• C. the speed of light

• D. the speed of the earth's rotation

• E. None of the above

A system consisting of an antenna, either parabolic or dipolar, used to gather radio waves emitted by celestial sources and bring them to a receiver placed in the focus.

• A. Sonar Camera

• B. Radiotelescope

• C. Reflecting telescope

• D. Solar telescope

In 2009, NASA launched a space telescope specifically designed to locate exoplanets. It was called:

• A. Kepler

• B. Hubble

• C. Webb

• D. Chandra

Skylab, first manned in _____, contained a group of _________ solar observation instruments and cameras, and made approximately _______ Sun observations.

• A. 1974; 9; 50,000

• B. 1974; 8; 150,000

• C. 1973; 9; 50,000

• D. 1973; 8; 150,000

Arrange the following in the proper sequence for projected time, soonest to latest.

• A. New Horizons to Pluto

• B. James Webb Space Telescope

• C. Juno to Jupiter

• D. ISS funding scheduled to end

The largest and most complex international scientific project in history; draws upon the

scientific and technological resources of 16 nations: U.S., Canada, Japan, Russia and 11

nations of the European Space Agency and Brazil

• A. Spacecraft

• B. International Space Station (ISS)

• C. Satellite

• D. Space Probe