Telescope quiz

What type of telescopes use mirrors to focus the light of the image?

• Reflecting telescopes

• Refracting telescopes

What type of telescopes use lenses to magnify the image?

• Reflecting telescopes

• Refracting telescopes

What famous scientist first used the telescope for astronomy?

• Albert Einstein

• Aristotle

• Isaac Newton

• Thomas Edison

• Galileo

This image depicts a ______ telescope

• refracting

• reflecting

This image depicts a ______ telescope

• refracting

• reflecting

Why are many large optical telescopes located on mountains?

• to be closer to the stars
• to be above part of the atmosphere
• because it is easier to build telescopes on mountains
• to be closer to city lights

All modern telescopes are 

• reflectors
• refractors
• long
• thin

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What is the MAJOR problem with trying to see stars in or near a city?

• Not as many people with telescopes
• Light pollution
• Clouds
• The stars are too far away.

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What are some of the problems that refracting telescopes have that make reflecting telescopes better

• lenses only

• mirrors only

• Chromatic aberration

• I couldn't think of a forth answer

Why are radio telescopes so BIG?

• Cause they want to be JEEZ

• to collect more radio

• To collect their huge wavelengths

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