Define Reflecting Telescope.

uses a curved mirror to gather and focus light from distant objects

Foucault Pendulem: closest to the sun

False; shows how the earth spins

Define Astronomical Unit (AU).

The average distance between earth and the sun.

The orbit of a planet or other body in the solar system, closest to the sun

The orbit of a planet or other body in the solar system, point far from sun

A collection of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity

Define electromagnetic spectrum.

All of the frequency/wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation.

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1
Define Reflecting Telescope.
something you can look through
uses a curved mirror to gather and focus light from distant objects
uses a set of lenses to gather and focus light to distant objects
2
Foucault Pendulem: closest to the sun
False!
False; shows how the earth spins
False; The spin of a body on its axis
True
3
What uses a set of lenses to gather and focus light from distant objects?
Something you can look through
Reflecting Telescope
Refracting Telescope
None of the above
4
Solstice: the sun as far as North or as far South of the equater as possible.
True
False
5
What is a leap year?
It has an extra day in February.
the year has to be divisible by 400 or by 4
Every four years February has an added day
All of the above
6
The scientific study of the Universe is called what?
Galaxy
AU
Astronomy
Calender
7
Define Astronomical Unit (AU).
Doesn’t show how the distance from earth to the sun
Other
The average distance between earth and the sun.
all of the frequencies/wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation.
8
What does AU stand for? (Clue: One of them is not a real one)
Arithmetic Unit
Astronomical Unit
9
Define Perihelion.
Other
The orbit of a planet or other body in the solar system, closest to the sun
shows how the earth works
The spin of a body on its axis
10
A system created for measuring long intervals of time into periods is called what?
Leap year
Telescope
Time Zone
Calender
11
Define Aphelion.
The orbit of a planet or other body in the solar system, closest to the sun
The orbit of a planet or other body in the solar system, point far from sun
Every four years, one day is added to the month of February
The moment when the sun appears to cross the celestial equator
12
Define Galaxy
The motion of a body that travels around another body in space
Something we can't see
The scientific study of the Universe
A collection of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity
13
Rotation is the spin of a body on its axis.
False
True
14
The motion of a body that travels around another body in space is called what?
Rotation
Refracting telescope
Revolution
Reflecting telescope
15
The path that a body follows as it travels around another body in space is called what?
Calender
Equinox
Telescope
Orbit
16
An instrument that collects electromagnetic radiation from the sky is called what?
Refracting telescope
Reflecting telescope
Telescope
Some type of telescope
17
Define electromagnetic spectrum.
All of the frequency/wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation.
An instrument that collects electromagnetic radiation from the sky.
The spindle of a spinning wheel
All of the above

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