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A device that expels gas in one direction to move in the opposite direction.
Velocity
Satellite
Orbit Velocity
Rocket
The reacting force that propels a rocket forward.
Thrust
Rover
Space station
Vacuum
An object that revolves around another object in space
revolving
Meteoroid
satellite
vacuum
A small robotic space probe that can move about the surface pf a planet or moon
Rover
Space station
Microgravity
Remote sensing
A spacecraft that can bring a group into space and bring them back to earth and be used for the same purpose all over again
Vacuum
Orbital velocity
Rover
Space shuttle
A place that is empty of all matter
rocket
Microgravity
vacuum
Geosynchronous orbit
A large artificial satellite on which people can live and work for long periods
space station
Velocity
Thrust
rocket
A satellite is used to forecast weather
True
False
A space station is launched as one complete set
True
False
The most famous space telescope is the Hubble
True
False
When the Moon is directly between the Sun and the Earth, what phase would the Moon be in?
Full Moon
New Moon
Half Moon
Waxing Crescent
What term is associated with the moons that are increasing in size (more light on them) each day?
Waxing moons
Waning moons
Crescent moons
Gibbous moons
What phase of the moon is this?
Waxing Gibbous
Waning Gibbous
Waxing crescent
Waning crescent
The Moon gets its light from the
It reflects the Earth's light
It reflects the other stars' light
It reflects the Sun's light
It makes its own light
About how long does it take the Moon to complete it's cycle?
around 1 week
around 1 month
around 1 year
around 1 day
What phase of the moon is shown?
waning gibbous
1st quarter
waxing crescent
Waxing gibbous
What is the phase of the Moon at position #5?
New Moon
Third Quarter Moon
First Quarter Moon
Full Moon
What is the correct phases of the Moon at position 3?
Waning Crescent
First Quarter (or Waxing Half)
Third Quarter (or Waning Half)
Waxing Gibbous
The only planet that supports life.
Pluto
Mars
Earth
Mercury
The rings of Saturn are made of...
Gases
Ice
Plasma
Rainbows
If you were to conduct an experiment using a ball, a flashlight, and a dark room, what would you be investigating?
The speed of light
Why there are dark spots on the sun
The atmosphere of Earth
The phases of the moon
Which planet has iron in the soil that gives it a red color?
Earth
Uranus
Mars
Saturn
Knows as the dwarf planet...
Neptune
Pluto
Venus
Mercury
Which planet was first seen through a telescope by German scientist in 1846?
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Neptune
What planet did he believe was the center of the universe?
Venus
Mercury
Sun
Earth
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