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Astronomy 1
Astronomy 2
Telescopes
the EMS
Mapping the stars
100
What is the study of the universe
What is astronomy
100
Who was one of the first person to use a telescope to observe objects in space
What is Galileo
100
What is the most common type of telescope
What is optical telescope
100
What is made up of all the wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation
What is EMS
100
What is the definition of constellations
What is are sections of the sky that contain recognizable star patterns
200
Is the time required for the Earth to orbit once around the sun
What is a year
200
Who showed that all objects in space attract each other through gravitational force
What is Isaac Newton
200
what is the point where the rays of light pass through a lens or that reflect from a mirror coverage.
What is focal point
200
What determines if the radiation is dangerous or not
What is the size of its wave
200
How did understanding the location and movement of constellations help people
What is it helped them to navigate and keep track of time
300
What was Ptolemy's theory
What is the earth was the center of the universe
300
What is a telescope that uses lenses to gather and focus light
What is a refracting telescope
300
what is the most dangerous type of radiation
What is gamma rays
300
True or False astronomers have agreed on the names and locations of the constellations.
What is True
400
What were two milestone inventions in the development of modern astronomy
What is the telescope and the description of gravity
400
He proved the new theory was that the sun was the center of the universe
What is Copernicus
400
What is a telescope called when it uses a curved mirror to gather and focus light
What is a reflecting telescope
400
what is the safest type of radiation
What is radio waves
400
What is the definition of zenith
What is the point in the sky directly above an observer on Earth
500
Who proved that there are other galaxies
What is Edwin Hubble
500
He confirmed the theory that the galaxy is much larger then our universe
What is Edwin Hubble
500
without an optical telescope you can see about how many stars
What is about 3,000 stars
500
What types of radiation can go through the Earths atmosphere
What is radio waves, microwaves, infrared light, visible light, and some ultraviolet light
500
how many kilometers are in a light year
What is 9.46 trillion kilometers