Galaxy Cluster and Gravitational Lensing Quiz

Galaxy Cluster and Gravitational Lensing Quiz

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

FREE Resource

5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the nickname given to the galaxy cluster Abel 2744?

Andromeda Cluster

Hercules Cluster

Pandora's Cluster

Orion's Cluster

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary aim of the Hubble Frontier Fields Program?

To explore the surface of Mars

To study the Sun's corona

To map the Milky Way

To capture deep images of galaxy clusters

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does gravitational lensing help astronomers?

By blocking distant galaxies

By magnifying distant galaxies

By changing the color of galaxies

By moving galaxies closer

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the approximate age of the universe?

15.2 billion years

12.3 billion years

10.5 billion years

13.8 billion years

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How far back in time can we observe galaxies using gravitational lensing in Abel 2744?

12 billion years

10 billion years

8 billion years

5 billion years