Beginners Guide To The Universe 7th Edition By Chaisson Complete Test Bank For Astronomy A | Verified Questions

Beginners Guide to the Universe 7th Edition by Chaisson - Complete Test Bank for Astronomy A | Verified Questions and Correct Answers | 2025 Updated Edition Astronomy: A Beginners Guide to the Universe, 7e (Chaisson/McMillan) Chapter 3 Telescopes: The Tools of Astronomy 1) The simplest reflector telescope design is the prime focus reflector. Answer: TRUE Diff: 1 Section Ref.: 3.1 2) Galileo is credited with designing the first reflector telescope. Answer: FALSE Diff: 1 Section Ref.: 3.1 3) Chromatic aberration affects reflector telescopes. Answer: FALSE Diff: 1 Section Ref.: 3.1 4) All optical telescopes will bring the light from a star to a focus. Answer: TRUE Diff: 1 Section Ref.: 3.1 5) A telescope design that uses a lens and no mirrors is a refractor. Answer: TRUE Diff: 1 Section Ref.: 3.1 6) CCD detectors gather light 10-20 times faster than the most sensitive photographic film. Answer: TRUE Diff: 1 Section Ref.: 3.1 7) A Newtonian reflector needs no secondary mirror. Answer: FALSE Diff: 2 Section Ref.: 3.1 8) The Hubble Space Telescope gives us its best resolution with X-rays.Answer: FALSE Diff: 2 Section Ref.: 3.1 9) The Cassegrain reflector needs a primary concave main mirror and a smaller, convex