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A tool used to view distant objects composed of a series of lenses and mirrors

Telescope

100

A Greek Philosopher and Naturalist who believed in geocentrism due to the relative masses of the elements.

Aristotle

100

Who was credited with discovering redshift and blueshift to describe the movement of the univserse?

Edwin Hubble

100

What 3 colors of light are used to produce the colors we see?

Green, red, blue

100

What word is most closely associated with the following: Batholith

a.) Giant snake

b.) Igneous Rock

c.) A large stone bathing area

B

200

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

200

One of the first people to use the telescope to see objects in space.

Galileo Galilei

200

What is a zenith?

The point in the sky directly above an observer
200

What is reflection?

The bouncing of light.

200

What word is most closely associated with the following: Taradiddle

a.) Something silly/nonsensical

b.) To be off task

c.) To be confused

A

300

A telescope that uses a set of lenses to focus light.

Refracting Telescope

300

A Polish Astronomer. First to believe in a sun centered universe. 

Nicholaus Copernicus

300

This is the angle between and object in the sky and the horizon.

Altitude

300

What is refraction?

The bending of light.

300

What word is most closely associated with the following: megadeath

a.) Heavy metal music

b.) A dramatic ending

c.) A million deaths

C

400
All of the frequencies of wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation.

Electromagnetic Spectrum

400

Credited with the Universal Law of Gravitation and the three laws of motion.

Isaac Newton

400
This is where the sky meets the land.

Horizon.

400

What is the term for the distance light travels in a year?

Light year

400

What word is most closely associated with the following: Popple

a.) A popping sound

b.) Choppy or rough waters

c.) To skip along

B

500

A telescope that uses a curved mirror to gather and focus light.

Reflecting Telescope.

500

A Greek Astronomer who mapped the stars and believed in an Earth centered universe. His studies were used for nearly 2000 years.

Ptolemy

500

This object is used to describe the position of an object or star to another person.

Celestial Sphere
500

What is redshift?

The stretching of wavelengths as objects move farther away.

500

What word is most closely associated with the following: capricious

a.) Acting on impulse

b.) Sneaky

c.) A capricorn

A