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The larger the ________, the more light a telescope can gather ?

Lens

Aperture

Both (a) & (b)

None

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What are telescopes used for:

To measure time

To measure distance

Both (a) & (b)

To see far away objects

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What famous scientist invented the reflecting telescope ?

Aristotle

Isaac Newton

Galileo

All of the above

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What do we call the lens in a telescope that spreads out the light across the retina of your eye ?

Objective lens

Aperture

None

All of these

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What telescope was put into outer space in 1990?

Hubble telescope

Keck telescope

Both (a)& (b)

None

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Which famous scientist first used the telescope for astronomy ?

Isaac Newton

Aristotle

Galileo

None

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What is the magnification of a telescope?

The size of the aperture

How long it takes to focus

Both (a) & (b)

None of these

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Where are most observatories with large telescopes built?

At the pole

On the mountaintops

Both (a) & (b)

None

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Welcome to the Space and Astronomy Quiz 35

The larger the ________, the more light a telescope can gather ?

What are telescopes used for:

What famous scientist invented the reflecting telescope ?

What do we call the lens in a telescope that spreads out the light across the retina of your eye ?

What telescope was put into outer space in 1990?

Which famous scientist first used the telescope for astronomy ?

What is the magnification of a telescope?

Where are most observatories with large telescopes built?

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