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Question 1 of 10 01 Which astronomer gives the Hubble Space Telescope its name?
A Galileo Galilei B Edwin Hubble C Johannes Kepler D Carl Sagan
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Question 2 of 10 02 Which space shuttle carried Hubble into orbit in 1990?
A Discovery B Endeavour C Columbia D Atlantis
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Question 3 of 10 03 Why does Hubble produce sharper images than most ground-based telescopes?
A It spins faster than Earth B It travels closer to distant stars C It orbits above Earth’s atmosphere D It has the largest mirror ever built
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Question 4 of 10 04 Which type of light lies outside Hubble’s main observing range?
A Radio waves B Visible light C Near-infrared light D Ultraviolet light
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Question 5 of 10 05 Approximately how wide is Hubble’s primary mirror?
A 4.8 metres B 2.4 metres C 1.2 metres D 8.0 metres
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Question 6 of 10 06 Which device corrected Hubble’s blurred vision during its first servicing mission?
A ACS B NICMOS C WFC3 D COSTAR
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Question 7 of 10 07 Which camera replaced Hubble’s Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 in 2009?
A Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph B Cosmic Origins Spectrograph C Advanced Camera for Surveys D Wide Field Camera 3
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Question 8 of 10 08 What does a Hubble spectrograph do with incoming light?
A Blocks all visible wavelengths B Converts it into radio signals C Magnifies it into three dimensions D Splits it into component wavelengths
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Question 9 of 10 09 What did the Hubble Deep Field famously reveal in an apparently empty patch of sky?
A A new ring around Saturn B Thousands of distant galaxies C A single nearby planet D A map of Earth’s continents
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Question 10 of 10 10 Which star cluster provided Hubble’s first image?
A Messier 13 B Omega Centauri C NGC 3532 D The Pleiades
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