James Webb Space Telescope

The paper super thin heat shields on the James Webb will provide a temperature differential of ______ from the sun side of the telescope to the dark side.

• 1000 F

• 800 F

• 600 F

• 400 F

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

To get the James Webb cold enough so it won't be influenced by Earth, its orbit will be

• million miles from Earth.

• thousand miles from Earth.

• thousand miles from Earth.

• million miles from Earth.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

How many years did it take to build the James Webb Telescope?

• 10

• 15

• 20

• 25

• 30

How cold must the mirror be kept once in space?

• -150 F

• -250F

• -325F

• -400F

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

An infrared space observatory that was launched on December 25, 2021. It will be used to discover and observe exoplanets, among other things. It replaced the Kepler.

• Drake Equation

• transit

• extremophile

• exoplanet

• James Webb Space Telescope

Which of these light types cannot be captured by a telescope?

• Radio waves

• Microwaves

• Ultraviolet

• All of them can be captured

Where was the James Webb Space Telescope launched from?

• Maryland

• Europe

• Canada

• South America

The James Webb Space Telescope cost?

• $10

• $100,000,000

• 10,000,000,000

• 1,000,000,000

How many years did it take to plan and build the James Webb Space Telescope

• 1 year

• 5 year

• 10 years

• 20 years

The 'sunshield' of the James Webb telescope is meant to protect the telescope from?

• aliens

• asteroids

• light

• water

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3