
Vela Incident and Nuclear Anomalies
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Physics
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9th - 10th Grade
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Hard

Jackson Turner
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was detected by the American satellite in the Indian Ocean in 1979?
A double flash of light
A solar flare
A meteor shower
A volcanic eruption
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the initial conclusion of the UN Security Council regarding the Vela Incident?
It was likely of nuclear origin
It was a confirmed nuclear test
It was a natural phenomenon
It was a satellite malfunction
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the Carter Administration's panel suggest as a possible cause of the Vela Incident?
A solar flare
A volcanic eruption
A secret military operation
A micrometeoroid striking the satellite
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which observatory detected an ionospheric anomaly related to the Vela Incident?
Green Bank Observatory
Los Alamos Observatory
Arecibo Observatory
Mauna Kea Observatory
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did some modern studies attribute the Vela Incident to?
A natural disaster
A meteor impact
A nuclear bomb detonation
A satellite error
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which countries are speculated to have been involved in the Vela Incident?
United States and Russia
South Africa and Israel
China and India
France and Germany
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why might the United States have avoided publicly sharing information about the Vela Incident?
To prevent public panic
To maintain military secrecy
To avoid political complications
To protect satellite technology
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