Solar System - Module II

A competition of space exploration between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.

When a moving object stays in a straight line or a stationary object remains in place

An instrument that is used to view distant objects.

A building that contains one or more telescopes.

To examine, investigate thoroughly.

A large artificial satellite on which people can live and work for long periods.

A period of year characterized by particular conditions of weather and temperature.

A space craft that can carry a crew into space, return to Earth, and be reused.

A mixture of gases that surround a planet

Collecting data using instruments distant from the object being studied.

Objects that orbit the Earth that are not man made, the moon is an example.

Any human made object placed in orbit around a body in space.

An item that has uses on Earth but was originally developed for use in space.

Region of the solar system between the orbits of Mars & Jupiter/in which most asteroids orbit.

The surface features of an area of land.

Out of this world, above and beyond what is found on planet Earth