Telescopes Through Time

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Which type of telescope uses lenses to produce images?

Compound telescopes

Refracting telescopes (correct)

Reflecting telescopes

Radio, X-ray, and gamma-ray telescopes

What did the invention of the telescope revolutionize?

The tracking of planets

The science of astronomy (correct)

The study of distant stars

The motion of the moon

Which type of telescope uses a combination of lenses and mirrors to produce images?

Radio, X-ray, and gamma-ray telescopes

Refracting telescopes

Reflecting telescopes

Compound telescopes (correct)

Which type of telescope detects electromagnetic radiation outside the visible light spectrum?

Radio, X-ray, and gamma-ray telescopes Signup and view all the answers

What type of objects do refracting telescopes work well to visualize?

Bright and nearby objects Signup and view all the answers

Why is it difficult for refracting telescopes to form a good image of very distant objects?

They require a lot of light Signup and view all the answers

What type of telescope would have to be very big to collect enough light to look at distant stars or planets?

Refracting telescopes Signup and view all the answers

Which type of telescope uses mirrors instead of lenses to focus light and form images?

Reflecting telescopes Signup and view all the answers

Which telescope was first launched into orbit around the Earth in 1990?

Hubble Space Telescope Signup and view all the answers

Which type of telescope uses a combination of lenses and mirrors to produce images?

Compound telescopes Signup and view all the answers

Which type of telescope is commonly used in space due to the scattering of X-rays and gamma-rays by Earth's atmosphere?

X-ray and gamma-ray telescopes Signup and view all the answers

What type of waves do radio telescopes collect?

Radio waves Signup and view all the answers

What is a limitation of X-ray and gamma-ray telescopes on the surface of the Earth?

Earth's atmosphere scatters X-rays and gamma-rays Signup and view all the answers

Which type of telescope is commonly used by astronomy researchers?

Reflecting telescopes Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of using different types of telescopes in astronomy?

To study different parts of the universe Signup and view all the answers

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Which type of telescope uses lenses to produce images?

What did the invention of the telescope revolutionize?

Which type of telescope uses a combination of lenses and mirrors to produce images?

Which type of telescope detects electromagnetic radiation outside the visible light spectrum?

What type of objects do refracting telescopes work well to visualize?

Why is it difficult for refracting telescopes to form a good image of very distant objects?

What type of telescope would have to be very big to collect enough light to look at distant stars or planets?

Which type of telescope uses mirrors instead of lenses to focus light and form images?

Which telescope was first launched into orbit around the Earth in 1990?

Which type of telescope uses a combination of lenses and mirrors to produce images?

Which type of telescope is commonly used in space due to the scattering of X-rays and gamma-rays by Earth's atmosphere?

What type of waves do radio telescopes collect?

What is a limitation of X-ray and gamma-ray telescopes on the surface of the Earth?

Which type of telescope is commonly used by astronomy researchers?

What is the purpose of using different types of telescopes in astronomy?

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