+
Related Flashcards
Related Topics
Cards In This Set
| Front | Back |
|
What is the Earth’s only natural satellite?
a. the sun
b. the Moon
c. Sputnik
d. Apollo I
|
The Moon
|
|
Which of the following is potentially dangerous for satellites?
a. radiation
b. charged particles
c. solar flares
d. all of the above
|
All of the above
|
|
Who developed the heliocentric theory that placed the sun in the center of the universe?
a. Copernicus
b. Ptolemy
c. Kepler
d. Newton
|
Copernicus
|
|
The highest point during an orbit is called
a. celestial
b. apogee
c. perigree
d. ellipse
|
Apogee
|
|
Spacecraft that either fly by, orbit, or land on a celestial body, other than Earth, are
called
a. space probes.
b. space rangers.
c. space labs.
d. space shuttles.
|
Space probes
|
|
What was the main lesson of Skylab?
a. that a human could survive space travel
b. that a human could not work and live on the Moon
c. that life did not exist on other planets
d. that a human could live and work in space for at least 3 months
|
That a human could live and work in space for at least 3 months
|
|
Who was the first man to walk on the Moon?
a. Chuck Yeager
b. Alan Shepard
c. Neil Armstrong
d. John Glenn
|
Neil Armstrong
|
|
As of the mid-1990s, the largest and longest-lasting space station is the Russian space station called
a. Alpha
b. Bravo
c. Delta
d. Mir
|
Mir
|
|
In 1957, which country launched the first man-made satellite?
a. China
b. Japan
c. Russia
d. United States
|
Russia
|
|
Which astronomer first used the term "satellites" to describe the moons of Jupiter that he could see?
a. Galileo
b. Kepler
c. Copernicus
d. Ptolemy
|
Kepler
|
|
In what year did communication satellites begin?
a. 1957
b. 1958
c. 1961
d. 1962
|
1958
|
|
What image did NASA’s first weather satellite, Tiros I, send on the same day it was launched?
a. hurricane
b. tornado
c. dust storm
d. blizzard
|
hurricane
|
|
Which space probes were the first probes to take pictures of the Moon in preparation to land men on the moon?
a. Explorer
b. Pioneer
c. Voyager
d. Rangers
|
Rangers
|
|
On a satellite, what is used to steer and control the direction of the satellite?
a. thermal control system
b. payload
c. command and control function
d. attitude control system
|
Attitude control system
|
|
Which of the following provides most of the electricity for the satellite?
a. solar cells
b. batteries
c. hydraulic power
d. wind
|
Solar cells
|
