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Why do some telescopes that collect electromagnetic radiation in the shorter wavelengths need to be placed either in dry areas or outside the atmosphere?
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What do telescopes do with electromagnetic radiation?
Telescopes focus electromagnetic radiation for closer observation.
How do telescopes and the electromagnetic spectrum work together to help us explore space?
Telescopes are used to observe and magnify images in outer space. The electromagnetic spectrum consists of many wavelengths, which constitute visible light, infrared, microwave, and X-ray radiation. Telescopes can be manufactured to view these certain types of radiation.
Nuclear fusion releases energy in the form of?
Various wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation.
Why do space telescopes collect more kinds of data then telescopes on earth?
Earth's atmosphere partially blocks or absorbs certain wavelengths of radiation, e.g. UV, gamma rays, X-rays, before they can reach Earth's surface. All these wavelengths contain useful information and a telescope outside (beyond) the atmosphere can make use of them too.
What causes electromagnetic radiation to change its wavelengths?
Absorption and re-emission.
Why cant all the wavelengths enter the earth's atmosphere?
The atmosphere absorbs the electromagnetic solar radiation.
What do telescopes do with electromagnetic radiation?
Telescopes focus electromagnetic radiation for closer observation.
How do telescopes and the electromagnetic spectrum work together to help us explore space?
Telescopes are used to observe and magnify images in outer space. The electromagnetic spectrum consists of many wavelengths, which constitute visible light, infrared, microwave, and X-ray radiation. Telescopes can be manufactured to view these certain types of radiation.
The what is the arrangement of the forms of electromagnetic radiation according to their wavelengths?
The frequency is the arrangement of the forms of electromagnetic radiation according to their wavelengths.
Why do some telescopes that collect electromagnetic radiation in the shorter wavelengths such as ultraviolet or gamma rays need to be placed either in dry areas or outside the atmosphere?
The atmosphere tends to block many of those frequencies. (It's not so much dry, it's as high as possible.)
Why can infrared telescopes operate from high flying aircraft and high mountain tops whereas Xray telescopes must be place in orbit?
Current telescopes detect different wavelengths of "light," which, in general, is called electromagnetic radiation. Earth's atmosphere is transparent to infrared radiation - it can easily transmit though our atmosphere. Therefore we can easily detect it from within Earth's atmosphere. However, X-Rays do not easily transmit through the Earth's atmosphere, so we must place our X-Ray detectors OUTSIDE of our atmosphere, ie. in orbit around the earth.
Nuclear fusion releases energy in the form of?
Various wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation.
What are all the frequencies or wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation called?
the electromagnetic spectrum. ============================
Why do you not have groundbased gamma ray and x-ray telescopes?
Because radiation at those wavelengths is absorbed in the atmosphere, and very little of it ever reaches the ground. Operated on the ground, those telescopes would see almost nothing.
Why do space telescopes collect more kinds of data then telescopes on earth?
Earth's atmosphere partially blocks or absorbs certain wavelengths of radiation, e.g. UV, gamma rays, X-rays, before they can reach Earth's surface. All these wavelengths contain useful information and a telescope outside (beyond) the atmosphere can make use of them too.
What type of wave comes from the sun?
All wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation do.
What causes electromagnetic radiation to change its wavelengths?
Absorption and re-emission.
