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Duplicate of Space Review - Science 9
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A star shifts to the red end of the spectrum. The star is
moving towards the earth
moving away from the earth
not moving
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The Hubble Space Telescope orbiting the earth is known as a
radio telescope
refracting telescope
reflecting telescope
spectroscope
3
If you have a baseline and know the angles to an object - an unknown distance away - this is
interferometry
triangulation
base ten math
trigonometry
4
The damaging effects of cosmic radiation is considered to be
an environmental hazard
a confinement problem
a microgravity threat
a psychological challenge
5
A rock that has broken away from a large # of rocks floating through space is called a
meteorite
asteroid
meteor
meteroid
6
The changing sound of an ambulance as it drives by is referred to as the
doppler effect
ripple effect
parrallax effect
spectrometer effect
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A rock that is flying through the sky is called an/a
meteroid
meteor
meteorite
asteroid
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The part of the rocket that carries people is called the
structural and mechanical elements
payload
big load
fuel
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Rocketry relies on a fundamental law of physics, …
Gravity is a force that relates to rockets
Force is relative to distance
Speed = the force of gravity in the opposite direction
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
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An consequence of spending increased time in space is
bone loss
red blood cell gain
muscle gain
bone gain
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Placing a large number of radio telescopes together is called
a spectroscope
interferometry
an array
a space probe
12
24 GPS satellites orbit the Earth. To use the GPS system you need to get a signal from
4 of them
2 of them
3 of them
6 of them
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The apparent shift in position of a nearby object when viewed from two different places.
triangulation
interferometry
parallax
Doppler effect
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A satellite that is designed to stay in position above the Earth to view weather
Geosynchronous satellite
Communication Satellite
Land Sat
Natural satellite
15
The end of the life cycle of a "sun like" star is a
black hole
nebulae
black dwarf
supernova
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The term that describes the highest point that the object is called the
altitude
a # of degrees
zenith
azimuth
17
The model explaining that the planets orbit the sun is called the
aztec model
geocentric model
heliocentric model
mayan model
18
A space rock that has hit the Earth's ground is called a/an
meteorite
asteroid
meteroid
meteor
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To locate an object in the sky, the term that describes the direction of the object is
azimuth
a # of degrees
zenith
altitude
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The Big Dipper in the sky at night is known as a/an
asteroid
anomaly
galaxy
asterism