Section #: 28.1 Tools of Astronomers

Practice Test
      
  1.What instrument can be used to demonstrate that Earth is rotating? SC.E.2.4.6  
  a.   a Foucault pendulum  
  b.   a reflecting telescope  
  c.   a GPS  
  d.   sonar  
  Hint    
      
  2.A __________ telescope uses lenses to bring visible light to a focus. SC.E.2.4.6  
  a.   reflecting  
  b.   refracting  
  c.   Very Large Array  
  d.   interferometry  
  Hint    
      
  3."How is electromagnetic radiation arranged on the electromagnetic spectrum?  
  a.   by velocity  
  b.   by wavelength and frequency  
  c.   by oscillations  
  d.   by color  
  Hint    
      
  4.What determines the light-collecting power of a microscope?  
  a.   the shape of the opening  
  b.   the number of mirrors  
  c.   the area of the opening  
  d.   the configuration of the lenses  
  Hint    
      
  5."A __________ is a technology developed for use in space, which now benefits society. SC.E.2.4.6  
  a.   spinoff  
  b.   telescope  
  c.   mare  
  d.   Very Large Array  
  Hint    
      
  6.What type of telescope uses mirrors to bring visible light to a focus? SC.E.2.4.6  
  a.   refracting  
  b.   interferometry  
  c.   Very Large Array  
  d.   reflecting  
  Hint    
      
  7.__________ is a common term for electromagnetic radiation.  
  a.   Radio  
  b.   Waves  
  c.   Light  
  d.   Radiation  
  Hint    
      
  8."The Very Large Array is an example of __________. SC.E.2.4.6  
  a.   interferometry  
  b.   a refracting telescope  
  c.   a refracting telescope  
  d.   an infrared telescope  
  Hint    

 
   
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