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?

<p>Radio, X-ray, and gamma-ray telescopes (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Bright and nearby objects (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>They require a lot of light (D)</p> 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?

<p>Refracting telescopes (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Reflecting telescopes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Hubble Space Telescope (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Compound telescopes (A)</p> 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?

<p>X-ray and gamma-ray telescopes (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of waves do radio telescopes collect?

<p>Radio waves (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Earth's atmosphere scatters X-rays and gamma-rays (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of telescope is commonly used by astronomy researchers?

<p>Reflecting telescopes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>To study different parts of the universe (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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