- 1. The Day We Found the Universe by Marcia Bartusiak is a captivating exploration of the pivotal moments and brilliant minds that contributed to our understanding of the cosmos. In this richly detailed narrative, Bartusiak transports readers back to the early 20th century, a crucial period in the history of astronomy, when revolutionary discoveries began to unravel the mysteries of the universe. She intricately weaves the stories of legendary astronomers such as Edwin Hubble and the groundbreaking observations that revealed the vastness of space and the existence of galaxies beyond our own. Through vivid storytelling, Bartusiak highlights the significance of the Mount Wilson Observatory and the technological advancements that made such discoveries possible, while also delving into the personal lives and challenges faced by these pioneering scientists. This book not only celebrates their scientific achievements but also emphasizes the human spirit's relentless pursuit of knowledge and the profound impact that understanding our universe has on our place in it. Overall, The Day We Found the Universe is not just a chronicle of scientific discoveries; it is a testament to the enduring quest for exploration and the beauty of the cosmos.
Who is the author of 'The Day We Found The Universe'?
A) Marcia Bartusiak
B) Harlow Shapley
C) George Ellery Hale
D) Edwin Hubble
- 2. What instrument was vital for the discoveries discussed in the book?
A) Spitzer Space Telescope
B) Radio telescope
C) Hubble Space Telescope
D) Hooker Telescope
- 3. What method did Henrietta Swan Leavitt develop that was crucial for measuring cosmic distances?
A) Supernova classification
B) Parallax method
C) Cepheid variable period-luminosity relationship
D) Redshift measurements
- 4. Who participated in the 'Great Debate' against Harlow Shapley?
A) Albert Einstein
B) Vesto Slipher
C) Edwin Hubble
D) Heber Curtis
- 5. What was the significance of Hubble's discovery of Cepheid variables in Andromeda?
A) Proved it was made of dark matter
B) Showed it was collapsing
C) Proved it was outside our galaxy
D) Showed it was younger than Milky Way
- 6. What previous concept did Hubble's work overturn?
A) That Sun orbited Earth
B) That Earth was flat
C) That Milky Way was the entire universe
D) That stars were eternal
- 7. What year did Hubble announce his findings about the expanding universe?
A) 1935
B) 1910
C) 1929
D) 1945
- 8. What was the primary evidence for the expanding universe?
A) Blue shift of galaxy light
B) Redshift of galaxy light
C) Radio wave emissions
D) Changes in star brightness
- 9. What did Hubble originally study before astronomy?
A) Mathematics
B) Medicine
C) Chemistry
D) Law
- 10. What was the prevailing view of spiral nebulae before Hubble's work?
A) They were planets forming
B) They were within our galaxy
C) They were optical illusions
D) They were other universes
- 11. What was the size of the Hooker Telescope's primary mirror?
A) 200 inches
B) 150 inches
C) 100 inches
D) 50 inches
- 12. What previous astronomical work did Hubble build upon?
A) Galileo's moon observations
B) Slipher's redshift measurements
C) Copernicus's heliocentric model
D) Newton's gravity theory
- 13. How did World War I affect Hubble's astronomical work?
A) Had no effect
B) Destroyed his equipment
C) Delayed it while he served in military
D) Accelerated it for military purposes
- 14. What did the discovery of the universe's expansion imply about its past?
A) It was eternal and unchanging
B) It was created last Thursday
C) It began with a Big Bang
D) It was contracting earlier
- 15. What was the name of Hubble's famous paper from 1929?
A) Beyond the Milky Way
B) On the Origin of Galaxies
C) A Relation between Distance and Radial Velocity among Extra-Galactic Nebulae
D) The Expanding Universe Theory
- 16. Who was the director of Mount Wilson Observatory during Hubble's work?
A) Albert Einstein
B) George Ellery Hale
C) Vesto Slipher
D) Harlow Shapley
- 17. Who developed the period-luminosity relationship for Cepheid variables?
A) Edwin Hubble
B) Albert Einstein
C) Henrietta Leavitt
D) Annie Jump Cannon
- 18. What was the name of the famous debate about nebulae in 1920?
A) The Galaxy Debate
B) The Cosmic Debate
C) The Great Debate
D) The Hubble Debate
- 19. What was Hubble's professional background before astronomy?
A) Lawyer
B) Mathematician
C) Engineer
D) Physicist
- 20. Which galaxy was key to Hubble's distance measurements?
A) Triangulum
B) Milky Way
C) Whirlpool
D) Andromeda
- 21. Where was the telescope located that Hubble used?
A) Mount Wilson
B) Chile
C) Mauna Kea
D) Mount Palomar
- 22. What did Einstein call his cosmological constant?
A) His biggest blunder
B) The key to everything
C) His greatest achievement
D) A minor adjustment
- 23. Who was Hubble's rival at Harvard College Observatory?
A) Albert Einstein
B) George Hale
C) Harlow Shapley
D) Heber Curtis
- 24. What military rank did Hubble hold?
A) General
B) Colonel
C) Captain
D) Major
- 25. Which astronomer's work at Mount Wilson Observatory features prominently in the book?
A) Edwin Hubble
B) Galileo Galilei
C) Albert Einstein
D) Johannes Kepler
- 26. Who developed the theory of general relativity that influenced these discoveries?
A) Isaac Newton
B) Albert Einstein
C) Niels Bohr
D) Werner Heisenberg
- 27. Who first observed the redshift of spiral nebulae?
A) Edwin Hubble
B) Albert Einstein
C) Milton Humason
D) Vesto Slipher
- 28. Where is Mount Wilson Observatory located?
A) Hawaii
B) California
C) Arizona
D) Chile
- 29. Who assisted Hubble with spectroscopic observations at Mount Wilson?
A) Milton Humason
B) Walter Baade
C) Clyde Tombaugh
D) Fritz Zwicky
- 30. Which organization funded the construction of the Hooker Telescope?
A) Smithsonian
B) Carnegie Institution
C) National Science Foundation
D) NASA
- 31. What did Einstein call his 'greatest blunder'?
A) Special relativity
B) The photoelectric effect
C) Brownian motion
D) The cosmological constant
- 32. What was the name of the star system Hubble used to prove Andromeda was outside our galaxy?
A) M31
B) Alpha Centauri
C) Betelgeuse
D) Sirius
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