KIDS QUIZ
SPACE EXPLORATION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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the moons of Jupiter
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the bacteria that causes disease
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the deep-sea trenches in the ocean
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the parts of a plant that perform photosynthesis
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Detailed explanation-1: -Peering through his newly-improved 20-power homemade telescope at the planet Jupiter on Jan. 7, 1610, Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei noticed three other points of light near the planet, at first believing them to be distant stars.
Detailed explanation-2: -While Jupiter has been known since ancient times, the first detailed observations of this planet were made by Galileo Galilei in 1610 with a small telescope. More recently, this planet has been visited by passing spacecraft, orbiters and probes.
Detailed explanation-3: -It is not known who first invented the telescope, but Dutch eyeglass maker Hans Lippershey (or Lipperhey) was the first person to patent the telescope in 1608. His device, called a kijker ("looker"), was, according to Hans, able to magnify an image up to three times.