Instruments
What is a refracting telescope?
The very first telescope.
What do lenses do?
A clear object that reflects off of things.
What makes the sunshine?
A reaction that releases a lot of energy.
What makes the sun shine?
Deep inside all the stars including the sun, a reaction happens that releases a lot of energy. This energy is carried away from the star by light.
This scientist was an English scientist who wanted to find a solution to this problem.
Isaac Newton
How does a refracting telescope work?
It uses a lenses to collect and focus light.
What tools bend light?
Lens
Why does a flashlight shine straight ahead?
Light travels in a straight line.
What makes a star shine?
A reaction that releases energy.
The biggest reason why telescopes are placed in remote locations is to keep them away from ?
Light Pollution
Why do people use telescopes?
What is a refraction?
When a beam of light passes through a material and bends light.
How do people see light?
A reflection.
What is a nebula?
A cloud of gas and stars.
The Mauna Kea Observatories has ? telescopes.
13
What is the most famous space telescope?
The Hubble Space Telescope
Name two things light passes through.
Glass & air
How does light reflect?
It reflects of a lens.
Why is the sun brighter than other stars?
The sun is bigger than most stars and is closer to earth.
If you look down a long, straight road on a hot day, you might see this...?
Mirage
What is the telescope called that finds radio waves?
Radio Telescope
Antarctica is a desert. True or False?
True-a cold one!
This type of light is not visible.
Infrared light
Telescopes are placed in areas that are very wet. True or False?
False-placed in areas that are dry.
This telescope orbits Earth, beyond Earth's atmosphere.
Hubble Space Telescope.