Radio Telescopes Have Poor Resolving Power Because

question 30

Multiple Choice

Radio telescopes have poor resolving power because

• A) their diameters are so large.
• B) the energy they receive is not electromagnetic radiation.
• C) radio waves have long wavelengths.
• D) a and b
• E) none of the above

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Definitions:

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An artistic movement of the 1960s in which painters sought to produce optical illusions of motion and depth using only geometric forms on two-dimensional surfaces.

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