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Galaxy Observatories

Description: This quiz will test your knowledge about observatories that are used to study galaxies.
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Which of the following observatories is located in Chile?

  1. Hubble Space Telescope

  2. Very Large Telescope

  3. Keck Observatory

  4. Subaru Telescope

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Very Large Telescope is located in the Atacama Desert in Chile.

What is the name of the largest optical telescope in the world?

  1. Hubble Space Telescope

  2. Very Large Telescope

  3. Keck Observatory

  4. Subaru Telescope

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Correct Option:
Explanation:

The Gran Telescopio Canarias is located on the Canary Islands in Spain and is the largest optical telescope in the world.

Which of the following observatories is located in Hawaii?

  1. Hubble Space Telescope

  2. Very Large Telescope

  3. Keck Observatory

  4. Subaru Telescope

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Keck Observatory is located on Mauna Kea in Hawaii.

What is the name of the space telescope that was launched in 1990?

  1. Hubble Space Telescope

  2. Very Large Telescope

  3. Keck Observatory

  4. Subaru Telescope

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Hubble Space Telescope was launched in 1990 and is still in operation today.

Which of the following observatories is located in Japan?

  1. Hubble Space Telescope

  2. Very Large Telescope

  3. Keck Observatory

  4. Subaru Telescope

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Subaru Telescope is located on Mauna Kea in Hawaii.

What is the name of the infrared space telescope that was launched in 2003?

  1. Hubble Space Telescope

  2. Spitzer Space Telescope

  3. James Webb Space Telescope

  4. Chandra X-ray Observatory

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Spitzer Space Telescope was launched in 2003 and was retired in 2020.

Which of the following observatories is located in the Atacama Desert?

  1. Hubble Space Telescope

  2. Very Large Telescope

  3. Keck Observatory

  4. Subaru Telescope

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Very Large Telescope is located in the Atacama Desert in Chile.

What is the name of the X-ray space telescope that was launched in 1999?

  1. Hubble Space Telescope

  2. Spitzer Space Telescope

  3. James Webb Space Telescope

  4. Chandra X-ray Observatory

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Chandra X-ray Observatory was launched in 1999 and is still in operation today.

Which of the following observatories is located in the Canary Islands?

  1. Hubble Space Telescope

  2. Very Large Telescope

  3. Keck Observatory

  4. Gran Telescopio Canarias

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Gran Telescopio Canarias is located on the Canary Islands in Spain.

What is the name of the radio telescope that is located in New Mexico?

  1. Very Large Array

  2. Atacama Large Millimeter Array

  3. Square Kilometer Array

  4. Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Very Large Array is located in New Mexico and is one of the largest radio telescopes in the world.

Which of the following observatories is located in Chile?

  1. Hubble Space Telescope

  2. Very Large Telescope

  3. Keck Observatory

  4. Subaru Telescope

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Very Large Telescope is located in the Atacama Desert in Chile.

What is the name of the radio telescope that is located in Chile?

  1. Very Large Array

  2. Atacama Large Millimeter Array

  3. Square Kilometer Array

  4. Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Atacama Large Millimeter Array is located in Chile and is one of the largest radio telescopes in the world.

Which of the following observatories is located in Australia?

  1. Hubble Space Telescope

  2. Very Large Telescope

  3. Keck Observatory

  4. Australian Square Kilometer Array Pathfinder

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Australian Square Kilometer Array Pathfinder is located in Western Australia.

What is the name of the radio telescope that is located in India?

  1. Very Large Array

  2. Atacama Large Millimeter Array

  3. Square Kilometer Array

  4. Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope is located in India and is one of the largest radio telescopes in the world.

Which of the following observatories is located in South Africa?

  1. Hubble Space Telescope

  2. Very Large Telescope

  3. Keck Observatory

  4. MeerKAT

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

MeerKAT is located in South Africa and is one of the largest radio telescopes in the world.

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