Light and Telescopes
Quiz by Teresa Duncan
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- Q1The part of the spectrum with the shortest wavelength and highest frequency is/aregamma raysmicrowavesvisible lightx-rays30s
- Q2The distance from the crest of one wave to the crest of another is the ____.wavelengthfrequencycoloramplitude30s
- Q3The number of waves passing a point per second is the:time in secondswavelength in nmwavelength in angstromsfrequency in Hertz30s
- Q4The velocity of all electromagnetic waves is:the speed of motionThe speed of lightnone of the abovethe speed of sound30s
- Q5Which of these is constant for all electromagnetic radiation?velocitymagnitudewavelengthfrequency30s
- Q6Electromagnetic radiation:can only behave as a particleis the same as a sound wavecan behave as both a wave and a particlecan only travel in a dense medium30s
- Q7Stars "twinkle" because of ____the mirror or lens of the telescope vibrates with the radiationthey move so fast it changes their wavelengthtraveling through the atmospherenobody knows this answer30s
- Q8If a telescope has a mirror, it is a ____ telescope.reflectingradiox-rayrefracting30s
- Q9The telescope that uses convex lenses are called ____ telescopes.reflectingrefractingx-rayradio30s
- Q10The Hubble space telescope uses only optical technology.truefalse30s
- Q11BONUS: The James Webb Space Telescope will be a/an _____ telescope.infraredopticalx-rayradio30s