Quasars: The Brightest Objects in Space

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who first discovered quasars and what was the initial observation?
Galileo Galilei, observing the moons of Jupiter
Albert Einstein, observing gravitational waves
Karl Jansky, noticing static interference on phone lines
Isaac Newton, studying the spectrum of light
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What are quasars primarily powered by?
Supernova explosions
Nuclear fusion
Black holes
Dark matter
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How are quasars different from stars?
They are smaller and less bright
They are bodies created by particles accelerated at light speed
They are closer to Earth
They are composed of gas and dust
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What can studying quasars tell us about the universe?
The composition of nearby planets
The early conditions of the universe
The current state of the Milky Way
The future of the universe
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does the energy emitted by quasars compare to that of stars in the Milky Way?
It is weaker than the energy of a single star
It is equivalent to the energy of a small galaxy
It is stronger than the combined energy of all stars in the Milky Way
It is similar to the energy of a supernova
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