Question

Set to launch in October of 2018, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is NASA’s successor to the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) now orbiting Earth. The capability of the Hubble to take clear images into deep space has provided astronomers some of the most highly detailed observations into space and time. Using primarily infrared vision, the James Webb can look further into space than the Hubble, which observes using primarily the ultraviolet part of the electromagnetic spectrum.

The electromagnetic spectrum is a range of electromagnetic waves. Visible colors, the colors of the rainbow, are a very small part of this spectrum. Ultraviolet waves are smaller waves than visible color and infrared are larger waves. It is an advantage for the James Webb Telescope to use infrared waves to observe because most stars and planets hide behind cocoons of dust that make them difficult to see with visible light. Infrared can penetrate these dusty clouds revealing the secrets behind them.

-Excerpted from "Looking Into the Infinite" by S.P. Ace Cadet

Which evidence is best for supporting the claim that the James Webb can look further into space than the Hubble?

A. The Hubble Space Telescope allows us to make detailed observations of space and time.

B. Visible colors, the colors of the rainbow, are a very small part of the electromagnetic spectrum.

C. Ultraviolet waves have a smaller wavelength than visible light.

D. Infrared waves can penetrate clouds of dust to observe stars and planets.

Answer 1

D. Infrared waves can penetrate clouds of dust to observe stars and planets.

Step-by-step explanation:

It states in the passage, "Using primarily infrared vision, the James Webb can look further into space than the Hubble, which observes using primarily the ultraviolet part of the electromagnetic spectrum." It then states later on in the passage, "It is an advantage for the James Webb Telescope to use infrared waves to observe because most stars and planets hide behind cocoons of dust that make them difficult to see with visible light. Infrared can penetrate these dusty clouds revealing the secrets behind them." Therefore, the best fitting answer to the question is option D.