Hubble Deep Field Quiz

What did astronomer Bob Williams hope to capture with the Hubble Space Telescope?

• Images of the Big Dipper

• Faint and distant galaxies

• Observations of Jupiter's moons

• Pictures of the moon

How many pictures did the Hubble Space Telescope take of the patch of sky near the Big Dipper's handle?

• 100 pictures

• 50 pictures

• 342 pictures

• 30 pictures

What did the discovery of over 3,000 galaxies in the supposedly empty patch of sky reveal?

• The size of the Big Dipper

• The behavior of distant galaxies

• The number of galaxies in the universe

• The age of the universe

Who did astronomer Bob Williams coordinate with to observe the same patch of sky?

• Astronomers at the Galileo telescopes

• Astronomers at the Hubble Space Telescope

• Astronomers at the Edwin Hubble telescopes

• Astronomers at the Keck telescopes

What did subsequent experiments reveal after the Hubble Deep Field?

• More about our own galaxy

• More about the moon

• More about the Big Dipper

• More about the universe's vastness

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

What was the main purpose of the Hubble Space Telescope's mission?

• To capture images of the moon

• To observe the Big Dipper

• To capture images of distant galaxies

• To observe Jupiter's moons

What was the surprising discovery made by the Hubble Space Telescope in the patch of sky near the Big Dipper's handle?

• Existence of over 3,000 galaxies

• Existence of a new planet

• Existence of a new star

• Existence of a black hole

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

What did the observations made by astronomer Bob Williams reveal about the universe?

• The universe is smaller than previously thought

• The universe is larger than previously thought

• The universe is the same size as previously thought

• The universe is shrinking

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

What was the duration of the Hubble Space Telescope's mission?

• 5 years

• 10 years

• 15 years

• 20 years

What was the most significant contribution of the Hubble Space Telescope to astronomy?

• Discovery of new planets

• Images of the moon

• Observations of Jupiter's moons

• Revelation of the universe's vastness