1. The Hubble Space Telescope is repaired and upgraded when needed. Many space shuttle missions have carried astronauts to Hubble for servicing missions. How many servicing missions were launched to repair or upgrade Hubble ?
(A) 17
(B) 8
(C) 4
(D) 5
2. The famous 1996 Hubble image of a tiny patch of sky containing 3,000 objects is known as.
(A) The Galaxy Zoo
(B) The Hubble Deep Field
(C) Cosmic caterpillar
(D) The Star fair.
3. The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is a satellite used to study the most powerful sources of radiations in the universe. When was it launched?
(A) June 11, 2009
(B) July 11, 2009
(C) June 11, 2008
(D) July 11, 2008
4. A system of two stars that rotate around a common centre of mass is called a___
(A) Binary star
(B) Double star
(C) Blue star
(D) Protostar
5. Olympus Mons is a shield volcano on the planet Mars located in Mars’ Western hemisphere. What makes Olympus Mons volcano different from all volcanoes on Earth ?
(A) It is smaller than Earth’s volcanoes.
(B) It is hotter than Earth’s volcanoes.
(C) It is colder than Earth’s volcanoes.
(D) It is bigger than Earth’s volcanoes.
6. This Moon is the second largest Moon of Jupiter and the third largest Moon of our Solar System. What is the name of this moon?
(A) Callisto
(B) Ganymede
(C) Titan
(D) Phobos
Answer Key
1. D
2. B
3. C
4. A
5. D
6. A
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