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Worksheetsjames webb telescope quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
when was the james webb telescope launched?
april fools day
christmas day
christmas night
new years eve
what can the telescopes camera peer through?
gas
dust
both gas and dust
what is the big bang theory?
The Big Bang is when the earth exploded and the universe was a big mess ( hints the name)
The Big Bang is the scientific explanation of the origins of the universe
The Big Bang is what it is called when you explode elements
The Big Bang is a theory that some religions have on how the earth was created
how long will the james webb telescope orbit for?
1 year
3 years
7 month
15 years
how far away from the sun will it orbit?
1.5 billion kilometers
1.5 million kilometers
1.2 million kilometers
1.8 billion kilometers
what must the telescope be protected from?
cold and dark sources
dark and bright sources
hot and cold sources
hot and bright sources
why is the james webb telescope better than the hubble space telescope?
hubble space telescope only works with things that can be seen by humans
the hubble space telescope cant take pictures of stars
its not the hubble space telescope is better
when was the hubble space telescope launched?
April 1990
July 2001
February 1984
May 1918
Each segment weighs approximately _ kilograms
(a)
the james webb telescope was a (a) dollar collaboration
what are stars?
A type of explosion
•Stars are giant celestial bodies that are made of hydrogen and lithium
•Stars are giant celestial bodies that are made of hydrogen and helium
what do stars produce?
heat and light
cold and dark
nothing they're in the sky for decoration
humans
what is the closest star to the earth?
the sun
the northern star
Proxima Centauri
alpha Centauri A
how many stars in the milky way?
200 million
150 billion
200 billion
234 million
how many galaxies in the milky way?
4 trillion
23 billion
2.4 trillion
2 trillion
the milky way is about _ light years across
(a)
what is the telescope the size of when its folded up?
the entire rocket ship
a blue whale
a school bus
a plane
how long does it take to set up the james webb telescope?
2 years
8 months
7 months
6 months
true or false there is a black hole at the center of the milky way
true
false
true or false 12 countries worked together to make the james webb telescope
true
false
