
Optics and Celestial Geometry

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Jhuly-An Villanueva
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main function of a telescope?
To magnify distant objects
To make stars brighter
To change the color of celestial bodies
To create artificial images of planets
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of telescope uses a mirror to gather and focus light?
Refracting telescope
Reflecting telescope
Radio telescope
Ultraviolet telescope
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the reason stars appear to twinkle in the night sky?
Their brightness is unstable
Earth's atmosphere distorts their light
They spin rapidly
Their light is absorbed by space dust
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which optical phenomenon is responsible for the colors in a rainbow?
Reflection
Refraction
Diffraction
Polarization
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of light does a radio telescope detect?
Visible light
Infrared radiation
Radio waves
X-rays
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why do astronomers place telescopes in space?
To get closer to the stars
To avoid atmospheric distortion
To capture sound waves from space
To measure Earth’s magnetic field
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens when light passes from one medium to another at an angle?
It speeds up
It bends (refraction)
It changes color
It disappears
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