Newton's third law of motion states that for every action there is an
To burn its fuel in the vacuum of outer space, a rocket must carry enough
Which of the following orbits would be best for a military spy satellite?
Which of the following tasks would be best performed by a satellite in geostationary orbit?
From what group of satellites can people get information about their exact location?
What does satellite remote sensing allow us to do?
Which of the following was constructed in LEO?
What would be the best base for exploring the rest of the solar system?
Who was the first person to sucessfully launch a liquid fueled rocket?
NASA was formed to
The force that accelerates a rocket is called
To identify and track environmental change, scientists use remote sensing from
Based on space probe data, what is the most likely place in our solar system to find an ocean of liquid water?
In order to burn their fuel, rockets need to have
One example of life saving technology resulting from space missions is
What devices did the Apollo astronauts use on the moon?
An advanced space system that will have rockets to use in space is called a
An uncrewed vehicle that carries instruments into space to collect scientific data is a(n)
The first person to build rockets was
Which of the following space probes transmitted the first images of the surface of Venus back to Earth?
Which of the following have allowed scientists to study the effect of humans on the global environment by remote sensing?
The possibility of Soviet superiority in space led the United States to form
What is a machine that uses escaping gas to move called?
Which planet has greenhouse gases like Earth?
Which of the following is a benefit of space missions?
What are cordless power tools an example of?
A resuable vehicle that lands like an airplane is called a(n) _________________.
The discovery that craters of the moon may contain water was made by a(n) ___________________.
Weather and communications satellites travel in ___________________.
Skylab was a(n)___________________ that allowed scientists to conduct a wide variety of scientific studies.
A machine that uses hot gases from burning fuel in order to move is a(n) __________________.
The force that speeds up a rocket is _____________.
The speed and direction rockets need to orbit Earth is _________________.
A rocket must travel at __________________ in order to pass Earth's orbit.
Satellites in _____________ go as fast as the Earth's rotation.
Another name for the National Aeronautic and Space Administration is ___________.
People use _____________ to find out where they are on earth.
Satellites get information by ________________.
Scientists send uncrewed _______________ to study the solar system.
A long term orbiting platform is called a _______________.
Launched first liquid fueled rocket.
Pushing or pulling force exerted by a rocket engine.
Burns fuel and uses escaping gases to move.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Speed needed to break away from a planet's gravity.
Speed needed to travel around a planet.
The first artificial satellite.
A system that helps people find their location.
An orbit that exactly matches the Earth's rotation.
A rover on the surface of Mars.