Earth Science Abeka book 8th grade Test 11

Scientists can used multiple radio telescope to produce images more detailed that possible is

what type of time is based on the stars

The two basic kinds of optical telescopes are the

Which type of satellite perform a variety of functions, such as making maps, forecasting crop production, spotting etc.

The path the sun follows in a year is the

What was the first space station designed so that it could be expanded

What visible-light telescope was launched into space in 1990

In which climate zone does every location have at least one day a year when the sun is overhead

What has become the replacement of A.D. especially among those who deny the deity of Jesus Christ?

What United States' space program landed a man on the moon

Another name for an objective mirror?

What circle on the celestial sphere runs directly overhead and through the celestial poles

In what type of orbit does a satellite stay above the same point on the Earth's surface

Any activity performed outside a spacecraft

What rocket design did the United States use to launch manned moon missions

What term refers to the earth's slow "wobble" on its axis that causes the pole star to change

Which satellites include the satellites of the Global Positioning System

Which method of measuring time uses time zones

Which type of orbit would a spacecraft use to increase its altitude

From which calendar do the English month names come

In which type of orbit does a satellite

What is the general term for advancing clocks by one hour in the summer?

what unit of time is based on the period Earth takes to orbit the sun once

A rocket that can be stored for years with the fuel loaded is a

first woman in space

What term refers to the highest point of the orbit of an earth-orbiting satellite

Which type of satellite is used to study the heavens

The two points at which points at which the path at which the path of the sun crosses

The equation of time is the relationship between mean solar time and

The lowest point in the orbit of an earth orbiting satellite

Father of Modern Rocketry

A device that splits light into a spectrum for analysis is a

first American to orbit the earth

first American in space

Which type of satellite relay telescope conversations and radio and television broadcasts

A circumpolar star that crosses the meridian between visible celestial pole is upper transit

German-born engineer who became the United State top rocket designer

What was the first satellite launched by the United States

What astronomical events marks the beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere

When white light shines thru a gas and then passes thru a prism, is called absorption lines.

first man in space

The point on the celestial sphere directly above an observer is called the

What part of a telescope collects the light

A telescope that uses a mirror as the objective is a reflecting telescope

How would 3:00 a.m. be stated in 24-hour time?

what system of timekeeping divides the day into hours A.M and P.M

first man to set foot on the moon

How is the length of the lunar month (29 1/2 days) measured?

The term that refers to the speed a spacecraft must be traveling at to leave Earth's gravity is

What instrument increases an object's brightness by gathering more light than the unaided eye

The unit of time, larger than a day, that is not based on the motion of a heavenly body is

Technique when computer-controlled mirrors constantly flex and bend to correct for atmospheric

What type of orbit is perpendicular to the equator

A telescope that uses a mirror as the objectives is a reflecting telescope.

The first type of spacecraft designed to be reused was the

The mean solar time at Earth's prime meridian is called CUT.

What term refers to an unmanned spacecraft launched specifically to explore the unknown

The abbreviation A.D stands for after death