Quinsigamond CC
Quinsig has a variety of "associate degrees". These degrees are:
a) two-year degrees
b) four-year degrees
c) pre-school diplomas
a) two-year degrees
Worcester State U is located in an ______ setting.
a) ice cream
b) Alaskan
c) urban
d) rural
c) urban
______ _______ is a term used to describe the tendency of individuals to think and act as a group.
Herd behavior (it's the category name for a reason!)
_____ ______ is the Missions System Engineer, the head of the JWST project.
Mike Menzel
The JWST is an __________ telescope, like night vision goggles.
infrared
After completing 2 year programs, most QCC students "move from one school or program to another". Is this describing:
a) a walk
b) a transfer
c) a referral
d) an Uber
b) a transfer
WSU is known for its commitment to _______ and diversity, offering programs and events to support LGBTQ+ students.
a) exclusivity
b) hunger
c) Lancer
d) inclusivity
d) inclusivity
According to our article, what happens to a person's sense of individuality when they follow a larger group?
a) It shuts down.
b) It grows weaker.
c) It grows stronger.
d) It remains the same.
a) Their sense of individuality shuts down.
a) Cuba
b) Cape Canaveral, FL
c) Houston, TX
d) French Guiana
d) French Guiana
The JWST will flew to a destination ______ kilometers away to Lagrange Point 2.
1.5 million (about a million miles)
QCC helps students prepare for college or jobs, and works with local ___________ to offer training programs.
businesses
What is the name of WSU's mascot?
a) Lancer
b) Chandler H. Lancer
c) Blue and Gold
d) The Bear
b) Chandler H. Lancer
"Herd behavior" has a _______ of irrationality. This missing term talks about the idea or quality that a word expresses in addition to its meaning. (Hint: it was yesterday's starter.)
connotation
What is a tiny unit of brightness from the JWST movie that we watched?
A nanojansky
The JWST programmable mirrors can adjust, rotate, and change their __________.
QCC has a main campus in Worcester and ___ other locations, including Marlboro and Southbridge.
7
What is one way WSU encourages students to get real-world experience?
a) by offering a variety of sports teams
b) by having a large campus
c) by requiring students to live on campus
d) by encouraging students to participate in service learning and internships
d) by encouraging students to participate in service learning and internships
Historians say that Hitler took advantage of herd behavior psychology by planting a significant number of ______________ in the crowds at his speeches.
undercover German officers
The sunshield is made of a high-performance plastic known as ________, and coated with aluminum.
Kapton
The mirror is made up of ____ hexagonal gold panels.
18
QCC offers online courses and workshops through their Center for ____________ Development and Continuing Education.
Workforce
While WSU is a public university, it offers a high-quality education at a relatively affordable price. The average cost after financial aid is around $____ thousand per year.
13
The football __________ prevalent in Europe in the 1980s led to unruly and destructive behavior that causes injuries and deaths.
hooliganism
Any v_______ has to be eliminated during flight to avoid massive blurring to the images, so weight-balancing machinery had to be added.
Vibration
JWST uses a T_ _ _ _ _a________ cooler to achieve a temperature near 6 degrees Kelvin
Thermoacoustic