Exploring the Cosmos with the Webb Telescope

Exploring the Cosmos with the Webb Telescope

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics

11th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Nancy Jackson

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Simon Newcombe believe about our knowledge of the cosmos in 1888?

That we had reached the limit of our knowledge

That space exploration was unnecessary

That telescopes would soon be invented

That the cosmos was limitless

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What significant discovery did Rohan Naidu's team make?

A black hole near the Milky Way

A distant galaxy over 30 billion light years away

A new type of star

A new planet in our solar system

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is the CEERS-1749 galaxy considered exceptionally bright?

Because it is a young galaxy

Due to its high temperature

Due to its proximity to Earth

Because of its low absolute ultraviolet magnitude

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What paradoxical nature does the CEERS-1749 galaxy exhibit?

It is invisible to telescopes

It changes color frequently

It appears to be both near and far

It has no stars

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the Webb Telescope differ from the Hubble Telescope?

It can detect invisible wavelengths

It is located on the Moon

It is smaller and less powerful

It only observes visible light

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the significance of redshift in astronomy?

It shows the age of the universe

It indicates the distance of galaxies

It measures the temperature of stars

It predicts future cosmic events

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What challenge do impostor galaxies present to astronomers?

They are invisible to all telescopes

They mimic older galaxies with high redshift

They move too quickly to study

They are too bright to observe

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