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A telescope collects what
Light
Astronomy
The study of the universe
Wavelength
the distance from one peak to the next on a wave
Frequency
The number of waves that pass through any point in a second.
The diagram that shows waves of light in order of their wavelengths is called
The electromagnetic spectrum.
Earth makes one every 24 hours
Rotation
The bending of waves as they go from one substance to another
Refraction
When a full moon passes through earths shadow
Lunar eclipse
Earth makes one every 365 days
Revolution
A belt 15 degrees wide in longitude in which all places have the same time
Standard time zone
All living things count on the ___ for energy
Sun
When the moon crosses earths orbit at full moon phase
Solar eclipse
The tides are caused by
The pull between earth and the moon
Everything that exists is the
Universe