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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe first artificial satellite, Sputnik I, orbited...the moon.for 57 days.with a dog aboard.the atmosphere.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceLaika, the first living being in space, was a...dog.cat.canary.rabbit.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceIn 1958, the United States launched its first satellite,Laika I.Columbus I.Sputnik I.Explorer I.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceBy 1964, communications satellite networks sent messages around the...solar system.orbit.world.country.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceToday, the number of satellites orbiting the Earth is in the...hundreds.thousands.billions.millions.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceEarly satellites were placed in an orbit a few hundred kilometers above the Earth's surface called a(n)...geostationary orbit (GEO).low stationary orbit (LSO).high Earth orbit (HEO).low Earth orbit (LEO).
- 7. Multiple ChoiceA satellite that travels in an orbit that exactly matches the Earth's rotation is traveling in a(n)low Earth orbit (LEO).low stationary orbit (LSO).geostationary orbit (GEO).high Earth orbit (HEO).
- 8. Multiple ChoiceSome satellites placed in LEO have cameras that can photograph...the Earth.the GPS.the first satellites.the GEO.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceIt is possible to photograph objects as small as a book from...GPS.HEO.LEO.GEO.
- 10. Multiple ChoicePhotographic satellite technology was first developed by...the military.real estate developers.photographers.weather forecasters.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe United States and the Soviet Union developed satellites to...help each other.signal each other.defend each other.spy on each other.
- 12. Multiple ChoicePeople can find out their exact location on Earth by using a...Global Drection System (GDS) receiver.Regional Positioning System (RPS) receiver.Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceTo determine position, a GPS receiver uses the distance from...4 satellites27 satelliltes3 satellites.
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