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What is the advantage of space based telescopes like the Hubble over Earth based optical telescopes?
A. They are not affected by the gravity of the Earth.
B. They are more expensive.
C: They are much farther away from the objects they are observing.
D. They are above Earth's atmosphere which causes distortions.
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Correct answer: D.
Space telescopes like Hubble sit above Earth's atmosphere, so they avoid atmospheric turbulence and absorption that blur and block many wavelengths. That gives sharper, clearer images and access to ultraviolet, infrared and other bands that ground telescopes cannot see well. (A, B, C are incorrect: they still feel Earth's gravity in orbit; being more expensive is not an advantage; they are not meaningfully farther from astronomical objects.)
Space telescopes like Hubble sit above Earth's atmosphere, so they avoid atmospheric turbulence and absorption that blur and block many wavelengths. That gives sharper, clearer images and access to ultraviolet, infrared and other bands that ground telescopes cannot see well. (A, B, C are incorrect: they still feel Earth's gravity in orbit; being more expensive is not an advantage; they are not meaningfully farther from astronomical objects.)
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