Telescope
A Greek Philosopher and Naturalist who believed in geocentrism due to the relative masses of the elements.
Aristotle
Who was credited with discovering redshift and blueshift to describe the movement of the univserse?
Edwin Hubble
What 3 colors of light are used to produce the colors we see?
Green, red, blue
What word is most closely associated with the following: Batholith
a.) Giant snake
b.) Igneous Rock
c.) A large stone bathing area
B
What is the difference between cosmology and astronomy?
Cosmology is the study of the origin of the universe and astronomy is the study of the universe and its obejcts
One of the first people to use the telescope to see objects in space.
Galileo Galilei
What is a zenith?
What is reflection?
The bouncing of light.
What word is most closely associated with the following: Taradiddle
a.) Something silly/nonsensical
b.) To be off task
c.) To be confused
A
A telescope that uses a set of lenses to focus light.
Refracting Telescope
A Polish Astronomer. First to believe in a sun centered universe.
Nicholaus Copernicus
This is the angle between and object in the sky and the horizon.
Altitude
What is refraction?
The bending of light.
What word is most closely associated with the following: megadeath
a.) Heavy metal music
b.) A dramatic ending
c.) A million deaths
C
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Credited with the Universal Law of Gravitation and the three laws of motion.
Isaac Newton
Horizon.
What is the term for the distance light travels in a year?
Light year
What word is most closely associated with the following: Popple
a.) A popping sound
b.) Choppy or rough waters
c.) To skip along
B
A telescope that uses a curved mirror to gather and focus light.
Reflecting Telescope.
A Greek Astronomer who mapped the stars and believed in an Earth centered universe. His studies were used for nearly 2000 years.
Ptolemy
This object is used to describe the position of an object or star to another person.
What is redshift?
The stretching of wavelengths as objects move farther away.
What word is most closely associated with the following: capricious
a.) Acting on impulse
b.) Sneaky
c.) A capricorn
A