Quiz  /  Telescopes

  • 1. 
    What are telescopes used for?

  • To see very small objects
  • To measure time
  • To see far away objects
  • To measure distance

  • 2. 
    What is the magnification of a telescope?

  • How much larger it can make objects appear
  • How much light it can gather
  • How much energy it generates
  • How long it takes to focus

  • 3. 
    The larger the ________, the more light a telescope can gather.

  • Aperture
  • Magnification
  • Lens
  • Mirror

  • 4. 
    What type of telescopes use mirrors to focus the light of the image?

  • Refracting telescopes
  • Reflecting telescopes

  • 5. 
    What type of telescopes use lenses to magnify the image?

  • Reflecting telescopes
  • Refracting telescopes

  • 6. 
    What do we call the lens in a telescope that spreads out the light across the retina of your eye?

  • Objective lens
  • Mirror lens
  • Convex lens
  • Eyepiece

  • 7. 
    What famous scientist invented the reflecting telescope?

  • Thomas Edison
  • Aristotle
  • Albert Einstein
  • Isaac Newton

  • 8. 
    What famous scientist first used the telescope for astronomy?

  • Albert Einstein
  • Galileo
  • Isaac Newton
  • Aristotle

  • 9. 
    What telescope was put into outer space in 1990?

  • Green Bank telescope
  • Hubble telescope
  • Apollo telescope
  • Gemini telescope

  • 10. 
    Where are most observatories with large telescopes built?

  • On mountaintops
  • On small islands
  • At sea level near the ocean
  • At the equator
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