Optics and Celestial Geometry

Optics and Celestial Geometry

12th Grade

20 Qs

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Optics and Celestial Geometry

Optics and Celestial Geometry

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12th Grade

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20 questions

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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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