Observing the universe

Question 1

What is the shortest type of wave?

Answer 1

Gamma Rays

Question 2

What is the longest wave length?

Answer 2

Radio Waves

Question 3

A T.V. remote uses what type of waves?

Answer 3

Infrared Waves

Question 4

What type of waves do you use when you talk on your cell phone?

Answer 4

Microwaves

Question 5

Sunglasses block what type of waves?

Answer 5

Ultra violet

Question 6

Name the types of rays from shortest to longest.

Answer 6

G.X.U.V.I.M.R

Question 7

The ________, Planets, and Stars can be seen at night with an unaided eye.

Answer 7

Moon or Galaxies

Question 8

The _______ Galaxy contains our sun and billions of other stars.

Answer 8

Milky Way

Question 9

There are eight planets in our _________.

Answer 9

Solar System

Question 10

Earth like planets in faraway ________ might support life.

Answer 10

Galaxies

Question 11

Galaxies and ______ emit electromagnetic waves.

Answer 11

Stars

Question 12

The hottest stars emit X-rays and ________

Answer 12

Gamma Rays

Question 13

Cooler stars emit infrared waves and __________

Answer 13

Radio Waves.

Question 14

Our sun emits much of its energy as ________

Answer 14

electromagnetic waves or visible light

Question 15

_________ and moons reflect light from the sun

Answer 15

planets

Question 16

________ produce their own energy and existed many millions of years ago.

Answer 16

Stars or Galixies

Question 17

Young stars and planets hidden by dust and gas cannot be viewed by __________

Answer 17

Visible Light

Question 18

_______ Formed early in the history of the universee

Answer 18

galaxies or stars

Question 19

____________ carry radiant energy

Answer 19

Electromagnetic Waves

Question 20

REFRACTING telescopes uses what?

Answer 20

Convex Lenses and it bends light to form an image.

Question 21

REFLECTING telescopes uses what?

Answer 21

Curved mirrors and it reflects light from one mirror to another

Question 22

What do REFRACTING and REFLECTING telescopes have in common?

Answer 22

They both concentrate light from a distant object and they gather ONLY visible light.

Question 23

What does hubble orbit?

Answer 23

The Earth

Question 24

What type of energy does Hubble collect?

Answer 24

Visible light

Question 25

what is Hubble used to study?

Answer 25

Distant Objects.

Question 26

What does Spitzer orbit?

Answer 26

The Sun

Question 27

What type of energy does Spitzer collect?

Answer 27

Infrared Waves

Question 28

what is Hubble used to study?

Answer 28

Objects hidden by dust and gas that can not be seen in visible light.

Question 29

What does James Webb orbit?

Answer 29

It will orbit the Sun

Question 30

What type of energy does James Webb collect?

Answer 30

Infrared Waves

Question 31

what is James Webb used to study?

Answer 31

Galaxies formed early in the history of the universe.

Question 32

Optical telescopes gather only ______ Light

Answer 32

Visible

Question 33

_______ telescopes use convex lenses to concentrate light

Answer 33

Refracting

Question 34

Refracting telescopes _____ light to form an image.

Answer 34

bend

Question 35

Reflecting telescopes use curved _______ top concentrate light?

Answer 35

mirrors

Question 36

Radio telescopes use ______ to collect radio waves and some microwaves.

Answer 36

antenna

Question 37

most _____ telescopes are located in remote deserts with dry environments.

Answer 37

Radio

Question 38

Optical telescopes work best ______

Answer 38

in space

Question 39

telescopes located in space avoid distortion from ____ atmosphere.

Answer 39

earth

Question 40

The hubble space telescope orbits ____

Answer 40

the Earth

Question 41

The _______ space telescope gathers visible light

Answer 41

Hubble

Question 42

_________ telescopes using infrared light antennas observe old or cold objects the don’t emit visible light

Answer 42

Space

Question 43

The _______ and James Webb telescopes orbit or will orbit the sun

Answer 43

Spitzer