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artificial satellite space probe(s) low Earth orbit space station space shuttle rocket
geostationary orbit orbital velocity GEO thrust escape velocity NASA remote sensing GPS
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A resuable vehicle that lands like an airplane is called a(n) _________________.
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The discovery that craters of the moon may contain water was made by a(n) ___________________.
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Weather and communications satellites travel in ___________________.
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Skylab was a(n)___________________ that allowed scientists to conduct a wide variety of scientific studies.
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A machine that uses hot gases from burning fuel in order to move is a(n) __________________.
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The force that speeds up a rocket is _____________.
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The speed and direction rockets need to orbit Earth is _________________.
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Satellites in _____________ go as fast as the Earth's rotation.
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Another name for the National Aeronautic and Space Administration is ___________.
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geostationary orbit orbital velocity GEO thrust escape velocity NASA remote sensing GPS
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People use _____________ to find out where they are on earth.
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Newton's third law of motion states that for every action there is an
A. eventual and opposing action.
B. unknown reaction.
C. equal and opposite reaction.
D. explosive action.
To burn its fuel in the vacuum of outer space, a rocket must carry enough
A. sodium.
B. carbon dioxide.
C. nitrogen.
D. oxygen.
Which of the following orbits would be best for a military spy satellite?
A. parabolic orbit
B. low Earth orbit
C. geostationary orbit
D. high resolution orbit
Which of the following tasks would be best performed by a satellite in geostationary orbit?
A. taking an infrared photograph showing surface temperatures in North America
B. relaying a phone call from Moscow to Chicago
C. studying traffic patterns on a highway
D. tracking the migration of whales
From what group of satellites can people get information about their exact location?
A. Iridium
B. Landsat
C. GPS
D. EOS
What does satellite remote sensing allow us to do?
A. study environmental change on Earth
B. send dogs into space
C. play night baseball
D. raise larger families
Which of the following was constructed in LEO?
A. Apollo
B. ISS
C. Space Shuttle
D. Skylab
What would be the best base for exploring the rest of the solar system?
A. Mir
B. Skylab
C. a moon colony
D. Kennedy Space Center
Who was the first person to sucessfully launch a liquid fueled rocket?
A. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
B. Werner von Braun
C. Robert Goddard
D. Jules Verne
NASA was formed to
A. explore Jupiter and its moons.
B. compete with the Soviets in space.
C. find signs of life on Mars.
D. develop military rockets.
The force that accelerates a rocket is called
A. combustion.
B. velocity.
C. orbit.
D. thrust.
To identify and track environmental change, scientists use remote sensing from
A. satellites.
B. space stations.
C. shuttles.
D. spce probes.
Based on space probe data, what is the most likely place in our solar system to find an ocean of liquid water?
A. the moon
B. Mars
C. Europa
D. Titan
In order to burn their fuel, rockets need to have
A. oxygen.
B. nitrogen.
C. carbon.
D. hydrogen.
One example of life saving technology resulting from space missions is
A. aerogel.
B. microwave ovens.
C. artificial heart pumps.
D. ceramic tiles.
What devices did the Apollo astronauts use on the moon?
A. cordless power tools
B. aerogel
C. heat sensing equipment
D. artificial heart pumps
An advanced space system that will have rockets to use in space is called a
A. space station.
B. rocket.
C. space probe.
D. space plane.
An uncrewed vehicle that carries instruments into space to collect scientific data is a(n)
A. artificial satellite.
B. space probe.
C. space station.
D. space shuttle.
The first person to build rockets was
A. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
B. Robert Goddard.
C. Werner von Braun.
D. Jules Verne.
Which of the following space probes transmitted the first images of the surface of Venus back to Earth?
A. Venera 9
B. Magellan
C. Viking 2
D. Sojourner
Which of the following have allowed scientists to study the effect of humans on the global environment by remote sensing?
A. satellites
B. space probes
C. space stations
D. space shuttles
The possibility of Soviet superiority in space led the United States to form
A. NASA.
B. Landsat.
C. Geostationary orbit.
D. The ISS.
What is a machine that uses escaping gas to move called?
A. a cannon
B. a rocket
C. an airplane
D. a thrust
Which planet has greenhouse gases like Earth?
A. Neptune
B. Mars
C. Mercury
D. Venus
Which of the following is a benefit of space missions?
A. solar wind
B. moon glow
C. military teams
D. heart pumps
What are cordless power tools an example of?
A. GPS
B. space age spinoffs
C. communication satellites
D. space race
Launched first liquid fueled rocket.
A. rocket
B. NASA
C. thrust
D. orbital velocity
E. Robert Goddard
F. escape velocity
Pushing or pulling force exerted by a rocket engine.
A. rocket
B. NASA
C. thrust
D. orbital velocity
E. Robert Goddard
F. escape velocity
Burns fuel and uses escaping gases to move.
A. rocket
B. NASA
C. thrust
D. orbital velocity
E. Robert Goddard
F. escape velocity
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
A. rocket
B. NASA
C. thrust
D. orbital velocity
E. Robert Goddard
F. escape velocity
Speed needed to break away from a planet's gravity.
A. rocket
B. NASA
C. thrust
D. orbital velocity
E. Robert Goddard
F. escape velocity
Speed needed to travel around a planet.
A. rocket
B. NASA
C. thrust
D. orbital velocity
E. Robert Goddard
F. escape velocity
The first artificial satellite.
A. GPS
B. Sputnik 1
C. LEO
D. Sojourner
E. GEO
A system that helps people find their location.
A. GPS
B. Sputnik 1
C. LEO
D. Sojourner
E. GEO
An orbit that exactly matches the Earth's rotation.