Hubble and Webb Telescope

JWST's primary mirror consists of 18 ----- mirror segments made of gold-plated beryllium

• pentagonal

• square

• hexagonal

• triangular

JWST is designed to primarily detect

• visible light

• near-infrared light

• ultraviolet light

• gamma rays

• microwaves

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

NGSS.HS-PS4-4

The Webb telescope is designed to explore all of the following EXCEPT

• observe farther into the universe than ever before

• determine the potential for life on planets around other stars

• Observe the formation of stars from the first stages to the formation of planetary systems.

• search for the first stars and galaxies created after the Big Bang

• orbit the earth to determine and observe any changes to its exosphere

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Which of the following can the new James Webb Space Telescope not observe?

• Planets within our solar system

• Microwave remnants of the Big Bang

• Shockwaves of exploding stars

• Planets around other stars

• Some of the first galaxies to light up the universe

What is expected to eventually replace the Hubble Space Telescope?

• The James Webb Space Telescope

• The Kepler Space Telescope

• The Spitzer Space Telescope

• The Chandra X-ray Observatory

Which repair mission corrected the primary mirror problem of the Hubble Telescope?

• STS-31

• STS-61

• STS-103

• STS-109

What type of orbit is the Hubble Space Telescope in?

• Geostationary orbit

• Low Earth orbit

• Polar orbit

• Sun-synchronous orbit

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

James Webb Space Telescope orbits which celestial body?

• Earth

• Mars

• Moon

• Sun

Hubble has relayed many important images in its thirty years. This is one of them. Can you identify this object where light cannot escape?

• neutron star

• spiral galaxy

• quasar

• black hole

• planetary nebula

Now fully deployed the JWST is about the size of a "floating"-----

• school bus

• condominium

• tennis court

• car wash

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3