Quiz 32, Chapter 11, pp. 365-372

Question 1

telescope that uses a large, curved primary mirror

Answer 1

reflecting telescope

Question 2

splits light into a spectrum for analysis

Answer 2

spectroscope

Question 3

detects radio waves from space

Answer 3

radio telescope

Question 4

color sequence formed when white light is shone through a prism

Answer 4

visible spectrum

Question 5

technique that increases the resolution of radio telescope images

Answer 5

interferometry

Question 6

telescope that uses a lens for the objective

Answer 6

refracting telescope

Question 7

the most important instrument used by astronomers

Answer 7

telescope

Question 8

In 1990, NASA put into orbit a reflecting telescope called the

Answer 8

Hubble Space Telescope

Question 9

The point on the celestial sphere directly above an observer is the

Answer 9

zenith

Question 10

the full circle on the celestial sphere that connects both celestial poles and passes directly over the observer in the

Answer 10

meridian