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The Cosmos Quiz

1. Quasars were discovered using

          a. optical telescopes        b. Radio telescopes         c. reflective telescopes    

2. Pulsars    

a. are stars   b. pulsate     c. are probably neutron stars     d. all of these        

3  The Megellanic Clouds and Andromeda are part of the

          a. Local Group      b. Virgo Supercluster      c. Big Dipper         d. Orion

4. The most distant stars which can be seen individually are in the 

          a. Megellanic Clouds       b. Virgo Supercluster      c. Milky Way

5. The leftover radiation from the Big Bang was discovered in the -?- portion of       the electromagnetic spectrum.

          a. visible      b. x-ray        c. microwave         d. cosmic rays

6. The leftover radiation from the Big Bang has a temperature of

          a. 3º K.        b. 3º C         c. 3º F                   d. 100º K     e. 100º C

 

 

 

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