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