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Telescopes
Scale of the Universe
Scale of the Universe
100
What is the light that you can see?
What is visible light.
100
What is a natural parallax that you use everyday? HINT: You are using it now.
What are your eyes.
100
Write 1,200 in scientific notation.
What is 1.2x10^3
200
The distance between crest of one wave and the crest of the next wave.
What is wavelength.
200
The apparent change in position of an object when you look at it from different places?
What is parallax
200
Express this numerically: 3.65x10^8
What is 365,000,000
300
An instrument that collects and focuses light and other forms of electromagnetic radiation.
What is telescope.
300
The distance light travels in a year?
What is a light-year.
300
If my destination is 100 kilometers away, I can only go 10 kilometers an hour; how long will it take me to get my destination?
What is 10 hours.
400
**DAILY DOUBLE*** Name something on the electromagnetic spectrum
What is radio waves, infrared radiation, visible light, ultraviolet radiation, X-rays, gamma rays
400
What does Immensity mean in the title, "Immensity of Space."
What is large, vast.
500
Name a type of telescope
What is optical telescope, refracting telescope, reflecting telescope, and radio telescope.
500
Used by scientists to express large numbers.
What is scientific notation.