1. What is the primary purpose of a telescope?
(A) To magnify and collect light from distant celestial objects
(B) To detect sound waves from space
(C) To measure time
(D) To observe microscopic organisms
2. What are the two main types of optical telescopes?
(A) Infrared and ultraviolet
(B) Reflecting and refracting
(C) Newtonian and Lagrangian
(D) Radio and X-ray
3. Who is credited with building the first practical telescope for astronomy?
(A) Isaac Newton
(B) Edwin Hubble
(C) Johannes Kepler
(D) Galileo Galilei
4. What is the primary function of a spectroscope in astronomy?
(A) To magnify objects
(B) To measure distance
(C) To analyze the light spectrum of celestial objects
(D) To detect gravitational waves
5. Which part of the telescope gathers light?
(A) Objective lens or primary mirror
(B) Diagonal mirror
(C) Eyepiece
(D) Mount
6. What information can astronomers obtain using a spectroscope?
(A) Sound frequency
(B) Temperature and chemical composition of stars
(C) Magnetic fields of planets
(D) Rotation speed of Earth
7. What kind of telescope is the Hubble Space Telescope?
(A) Radio telescope
(B) Refracting telescope
(C) Reflecting telescope
(D) Infrared telescope
8. Why are many large telescopes built on mountaintops?
(A) For better wind conditions
(B) To reduce the distance to stars
(C) To access solar power
(D) To avoid city lights and atmospheric disturbances
9. Which type of telescope can detect objects that do not emit visible light?
(A) Optical telescope
(B) Refracting telescope
(C) Radio telescope
(D) Prism telescope
10. What is an advantage of space-based telescopes over Earth-based ones?
(A) No atmospheric distortion
(B) Cheaper to maintain
(C) Larger lenses
(D) Easier to repair