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Exercises for 'Hubble_Looking deep'


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1. Decide if the following statements are true, false or unknown(not stated in the text.)

The last four statements refer to the video.


The Hubble Space Telescope is more than 10 years old.                                                    true / false / unknown

Hubble can take clearer pictures than observatories on Earth.                                            true / false / unknown

Hubble was named after a well-known galaxy.                                                                       true / false / unknown

The Challenger disaster happened before Hubble's launch.                                                true / false / unknown

Immediately after its launch, Hubble couldn't take clear pictures.                                        true / false / unknown

The Hubble Deep Field was targeted at unblocked piece of sky.                                       true / false / unknown

The Hubble Deep Field was taken in winter.                                                                          true / false / unknown

Several pictures were taken to create the final image of HDF.                                            true / false / unknown

The results didn't amaze the expert who is speaking in the video.                                       true / false / unknown


2. Match the synonyms or definitions.


crew                                                                people who operate a ship

versatile                                                          unclear, obscure

pristine                                                            very frightened

launch                                                              someone who is not an expert in something

dim                                                                   spacecraft which looks like a plane

horrified                                                           pure, uncorrupted

space shuttle                                                  start, set going

layman                                                             capable of many different uses



3. Now use some of the words from the previous exercise to fill in the gaps in the sentences. Sometimes you will have to change the forms of the words.


Up in the mountains, the air is ( pristine ) clear. Nothing pollutes it.

There wasn't enough light and the pictures were (                          ).

You can use a Swiss penknife for lots of things. It is quite (                            ).

The rocket was (                          ) from Cape Canaveral.

(                          ) can land on a runway just like ordinary planes.

The (                          ) of the ship consisted of 30 sailors.


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Dávid Szabó,
2 Jun 2009 04:38