Exploring the Cosmos - Degree Exam 2012 - Mapping the Universe
1. Which of the following statements is false?
Light is a wave of varying electric and magnetic fields.
Light is both a wave and a particle.
Light travels faster in glass than in a vacuum.
Red light has a longer wavelength than blue light.
2. A Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope uses which of the following components?
Both lenses and mirrors.
Only lenses.
A diffraction grating.
Only mirrors.
3. If a telescope has an objective with a focal length of 90 cm and an eyepiece with focal length of 3 cm, what is the magnification of the telescope?
270
30
60
1/30
4. What are the three important qualities of a telescope?
Magnification, Diffractive Power, Resolving Power.
Magnification, Light Gathering Power, Resolving Power.
Magnification, Diffractive Power, Light Gathering Power.
Diffractive Power, Light Gathering Power, Resolving Power.
5. What causes the twinkling of stars?
The variation in intensity of light emitted by the star.
Atmospheric refraction.
Atmospheric Dispersion.
Impurities in the lens of the telescope or eye.
6. On a cloudless day, why does the sky look blue?
Because red light is scattered more than blue light.
Because the sky reflects the blue colour of the sea.
Because blue light is scattered more than red light.
Because the red light is absorbed by the atmosphere.
7. Grazing incidence mirrors are used to focus light in what type of telescope?
Infra-red telescopes.
Optical telescopes.
Radio telescopes.
X-Ray telescopes.
8. By what method are radio telescopes able to obtain high-resolution images?
By having a large field of view.
By using computer grinding to construct very smooth mirrors.
By using laser guide adaptive optics.
By using the interference of signals from many radio telescopes.
9. Super-Kamiokande is an experiment designed to detect what?
Gravitational waves.
Earth-like planets.
Neutrinos.
Gamma rays.
10. The James Webb telescope is intended to replace what?
The Infra Red Astronomical Satellite.
The Compton Gamma Ray observatory.
The Hubble Space telescope.
The Chandra observatory.
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