Astronomy

Space Observatories MCQs with Answers

Which space observatory was launched by NASA in 1990 and has provided stunning images of the cosmos?
A) Hubble Space Telescope
B) Chandra X-ray Observatory
C) James Webb Space Telescope
D) Spitzer Space Telescope
Answer: A) Hubble Space Telescope

Which space observatory primarily observes the universe in X-ray wavelengths?
A) Hubble Space Telescope
B) Chandra X-ray Observatory
C) James Webb Space Telescope
D) Spitzer Space Telescope
Answer: B) Chandra X-ray Observatory

What is the primary focus of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)?
A) Observing visible light
B) Studying X-ray emissions
C) Exploring infrared wavelengths
D) Analyzing ultraviolet radiation
Answer: C) Exploring infrared wavelengths

Which space observatory was designed to observe the universe in the infrared spectrum?
A) Hubble Space Telescope
B) Chandra X-ray Observatory
C) James Webb Space Telescope
D) Spitzer Space Telescope
Answer: D) Spitzer Space Telescope

What is the primary objective of the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope?
A) Studying visible light emissions
B) Observing X-ray emissions
C) Exploring gamma-ray emissions
D) Analyzing ultraviolet radiation
Answer: C) Exploring gamma-ray emissions

Which space observatory studies cosmic microwave background radiation?
A) Hubble Space Telescope
B) Planck Observatory
C) James Webb Space Telescope
D) Spitzer Space Telescope
Answer: B) Planck Observatory

What is the primary goal of the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO)?
A) Studying the Sun and its atmosphere
B) Observing distant galaxies
C) Mapping cosmic microwave background radiation
D) Investigating gamma-ray bursts
Answer: A) Studying the Sun and its atmosphere

Which space observatory is designed to detect gravitational waves?
A) Hubble Space Telescope
B) Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
C) LIGO
D) Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission
Answer: C) LIGO

What is the primary objective of the Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission?
A) Observing gamma-ray emissions
B) Studying X-ray emissions
C) Detecting gravitational waves
D) Analyzing ultraviolet radiation
Answer: A) Observing gamma-ray emissions

Which space observatory specializes in the study of cosmic rays?
A) Hubble Space Telescope
B) Chandra X-ray Observatory
C) Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
D) Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS-02)
Answer: D) Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS-02)

What is the primary focus of the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory?
A) Observing gamma-ray emissions
B) Studying visible light emissions
C) Mapping cosmic microwave background radiation
D) Analyzing ultraviolet radiation
Answer: A) Observing gamma-ray emissions

Which space observatory is dedicated to the search for exoplanets?
A) Kepler Space Telescope
B) Hubble Space Telescope
C) Chandra X-ray Observatory
D) James Webb Space Telescope
Answer: A) Kepler Space Telescope

What is the primary goal of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)?
A) Observing gamma-ray emissions
B) Studying X-ray emissions
C) Mapping cosmic microwave background radiation
D) Searching for exoplanets using the transit method
Answer: D) Searching for exoplanets using the transit method

Which space observatory studies the Sun’s corona and solar wind?
A) Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)
B) Hinode
C) STEREO
D) SOHO
Answer: A) Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)

What is the primary objective of the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE)?
A) Observing gamma-ray emissions
B) Studying X-ray emissions
C) Mapping cosmic microwave background radiation
D) Surveying the entire sky in infrared wavelengths
Answer: D) Surveying the entire sky in infrared wavelengths

Which space observatory was launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) to study dark energy and dark matter?
A) Euclid
B) Herschel Space Observatory
C) Gaia
D) XMM-Newton
Answer: A) Euclid

What is the primary goal of the Herschel Space Observatory?
A) Observing gamma-ray emissions
B) Studying X-ray emissions
C) Mapping cosmic microwave background radiation
D) Observing the universe in far-infrared and submillimeter wavelengths
Answer: D) Observing the universe in far-infrared and submillimeter wavelengths

Which space observatory studies the formation and evolution of galaxies?
A) Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS)
B) Hubble Space Telescope
C) European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT)
D) Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA)
Answer: A) Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS)

What is the primary focus of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA)?
A) Observing gamma-ray emissions
B) Studying X-ray emissions
C) Mapping cosmic microwave background radiation
D) Observing the universe in millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths
Answer: D) Observing the universe in millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths

Which space observatory was designed to study the formation of stars and planetary systems?
A) Spitzer Space Telescope
B) Herschel Space Observatory
C) Planck Observatory
D) European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT)
Answer: B) Herschel Space Observatory

Which space observatory was launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) to study the cosmic microwave background radiation?
A) Planck Observatory
B) Euclid
C) Herschel Space Observatory
D) Gaia
Answer: A) Planck Observatory

What is the primary objective of the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope?
A) Observing visible light emissions
B) Studying X-ray emissions
C) Exploring gamma-ray emissions
D) Analyzing ultraviolet radiation
Answer: C) Exploring gamma-ray emissions

Which space observatory studies the Sun’s corona and solar wind?
A) Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)
B) Hinode
C) STEREO
D) SOHO
Answer: A) Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)

What is the primary goal of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)?
A) Observing gamma-ray emissions
B) Studying X-ray emissions
C) Mapping cosmic microwave background radiation
D) Searching for exoplanets using the transit method
Answer: D) Searching for exoplanets using the transit method

Which space observatory specializes in the study of cosmic rays?
A) Hubble Space Telescope
B) Chandra X-ray Observatory
C) Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
D) Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS-02)
Answer: D) Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS-02)

What is the primary focus of the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory?
A) Observing gamma-ray emissions
B) Studying visible light emissions
C) Mapping cosmic microwave background radiation
D) Analyzing ultraviolet radiation
Answer: A) Observing gamma-ray emissions

Which space observatory is dedicated to the search for exoplanets?
A) Kepler Space Telescope
B) Hubble Space Telescope
C) Chandra X-ray Observatory
D) James Webb Space Telescope
Answer: A) Kepler Space Telescope

What is the primary goal of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)?
A) Observing gamma-ray emissions
B) Studying X-ray emissions
C) Mapping cosmic microwave background radiation
D) Searching for exoplanets using the transit method
Answer: D) Searching for exoplanets using the transit method

Which space observatory studies the Sun’s corona and solar wind?
A) Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)
B) Hinode
C) STEREO
D) SOHO
Answer: A) Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)

What is the primary objective of the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE)?
A) Observing gamma-ray emissions
B) Studying X-ray emissions
C) Mapping cosmic microwave background radiation
D) Surveying the entire sky in infrared wavelengths
Answer: D) Surveying the entire sky in infrared wavelengths

Which space observatory was launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) to study the cosmic microwave background radiation?
A) Planck Observatory
B) Euclid
C) Herschel Space Observatory
D) Gaia
Answer: A) Planck Observatory

What is the primary objective of the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope?
A) Observing visible light emissions
B) Studying X-ray emissions
C) Exploring gamma-ray emissions
D) Analyzing ultraviolet radiation
Answer: C) Exploring gamma-ray emissions

Which space observatory studies the Sun’s corona and solar wind?
A) Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)
B) Hinode
C) STEREO
D) SOHO
Answer: A) Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)

What is the primary goal of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)?
A) Observing gamma-ray emissions
B) Studying X-ray emissions
C) Mapping cosmic microwave background radiation
D) Searching for exoplanets using the transit method
Answer: D) Searching for exoplanets using the transit method

Which space observatory specializes in the study of cosmic rays?
A) Hubble Space Telescope
B) Chandra X-ray Observatory
C) Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
D) Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS-02)
Answer: D) Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS-02)

What is the primary focus of the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory?
A) Observing gamma-ray emissions
B) Studying visible light emissions
C) Mapping cosmic microwave background radiation
D) Analyzing ultraviolet radiation
Answer: A) Observing gamma-ray emissions

Which space observatory is dedicated to the search for exoplanets?
A) Kepler Space Telescope
B) Hubble Space Telescope
C) Chandra X-ray Observatory
D) James Webb Space Telescope
Answer: A) Kepler Space Telescope

What is the primary goal of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)?
A) Observing gamma-ray emissions
B) Studying X-ray emissions
C) Mapping cosmic microwave background radiation
D) Searching for exoplanets using the transit method
Answer: D) Searching for exoplanets using the transit method

Which space observatory studies the Sun’s corona and solar wind?
A) Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)
B) Hinode
C) STEREO
D) SOHO
Answer: A) Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)

What is the primary objective of the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE)?
A) Observing gamma-ray emissions
B) Studying X-ray emissions
C) Mapping cosmic microwave background radiation
D) Surveying the entire sky in infrared wavelengths
Answer: D) Surveying the entire sky in infrared wavelengths

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