What was the primary purpose of Japan's Hitomi satellite?
Hitomi Measures Perseus Galaxy Cluster's X-ray Winds

Interactive Video
•
Physics, Science
•
5th - 12th Grade
•
Hard
Quizizz Content
FREE Resource
Read more
5 questions
Show all answers
1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
To observe the Sun's solar flares
To monitor Earth's weather patterns
To study X-ray emissions from cosmic sources
To explore the surface of Mars
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did the Soft X-Ray Spectrometer on Hitomi differ from traditional methods?
It used sound waves to detect X-rays
It measured heat from X-ray photons
It captured images in ultraviolet light
It used a prism to separate light
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What galaxy did Hitomi's spectrometer target during its initial tests?
Triangulum
Milky Way
NGC 1275
Andromeda
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was a surprising finding about the gas in the Perseus Galaxy Cluster?
It was moving at the speed of light
It was moving in a circular pattern
It was stationary
It was moving slower than expected
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Hitomi's spectrometer reveal about current models of X-ray emissions?
They need to be revised
They are irrelevant
They are only applicable to certain galaxies
They are completely accurate
Similar Resources on Wayground
6 questions
Smart One: Europe's First Mission to the Moon

Interactive video
•
KG - University
6 questions
Galaxy Collision Creates “Space Triangle” in New Hubble Image

Interactive video
•
5th - 12th Grade
6 questions
NASA Missions Unveil Magnetar Eruptions in Nearby Galaxies

Interactive video
•
5th - 12th Grade
3 questions
Hitomi Measures Perseus Galaxy Cluster's X-ray Winds

Interactive video
•
5th - 12th Grade
6 questions
NASA | Fermi Finds a Youthful Pulsar Among Ancient Stars

Interactive video
•
5th - 12th Grade
2 questions
NASA | Fermi Finds a Youthful Pulsar Among Ancient Stars

Interactive video
•
5th - 12th Grade
6 questions
Studying Trojan Asteroids With Lucy

Interactive video
•
5th - 12th Grade
6 questions
Star Gives Birth to Possible Black Hole in Hubble and Spitzer Images

Interactive video
•
5th - 12th Grade
Popular Resources on Wayground
25 questions
Equations of Circles

Quiz
•
10th - 11th Grade
30 questions
Week 5 Memory Builder 1 (Multiplication and Division Facts)

Quiz
•
9th Grade
33 questions
Unit 3 Summative - Summer School: Immune System

Quiz
•
10th Grade
10 questions
Writing and Identifying Ratios Practice

Quiz
•
5th - 6th Grade
36 questions
Prime and Composite Numbers

Quiz
•
5th Grade
14 questions
Exterior and Interior angles of Polygons

Quiz
•
8th Grade
37 questions
Camp Re-cap Week 1 (no regression)

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
46 questions
Biology Semester 1 Review

Quiz
•
10th Grade
Discover more resources for Physics
25 questions
Equations of Circles

Quiz
•
10th - 11th Grade
30 questions
Week 5 Memory Builder 1 (Multiplication and Division Facts)

Quiz
•
9th Grade
33 questions
Unit 3 Summative - Summer School: Immune System

Quiz
•
10th Grade
10 questions
Writing and Identifying Ratios Practice

Quiz
•
5th - 6th Grade
36 questions
Prime and Composite Numbers

Quiz
•
5th Grade
14 questions
Exterior and Interior angles of Polygons

Quiz
•
8th Grade
37 questions
Camp Re-cap Week 1 (no regression)

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
46 questions
Biology Semester 1 Review

Quiz
•
10th Grade