What was the main goals of the Spirit & Opportunity rovers?

To search for evidence of water on Mars

What was the main goal of the Viking probes?

To search for signs of life on Mars

What adds to the challenge of cybersecurity?

Society is more technologically advanced

Why were cyberattacks not included in the Outer Space Treaty?

The first PC was only introduced a few years earlier

Why is cybersecurity a challenge?

Technology is constantly evolving

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1
The norm today is to use constellation satellites
True
False
2
Occurs when unauthorized access to data or computer is obtained
Jamming
Spoofing
Cyberattack
Hacking
3
Puts the satellite in the same plane as the equator
constellation satellites
geostationary orbit
polar orbiting satellites
geosynchronous orbit
4
What does the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Act (CISA) provide for government agencies
Cost estimates for recovery
Cybersecurity tools
All of the above
Cyberattack software
5
Clusters of small satellites working together
spinoffs
polar orbiting satellites
reconnaissance
constellation satellites
6
Which rover discovered that areas of Mars were once covered by water?
Opportunity
Curiosity
Pathfinder
Spirit
7
Weather satellites use transponders to scan the Earth
False
True
8
Energetic particles produced in solar storms & the solar winds
Solar maximum
Galactic radiation
Earth-moon libration orbit
Aerobraking
9
The first successful flyby of Mars was the US spacecraft Mariner 4
True
False
10
Which branch of the military has a cyber-forces division?
Marines
Army
Air Force
All branches
11
The US was the first country with a domestic communication satellite system using a satellite in a geostationary orbit
False
True
12
The signal transmitted from earth
trilateration
uplink
transponder
downlink
13
Which NASA probe was the first to successfully land on the Moon?
Luna
Ranger
Surveyor
Lunar reconnaissance orbiter
14
What was the main goals of the Spirit & Opportunity rovers?
To search for evidence of water on Mars
To map the northern surface of Mars
To search for signs of life on Mars
To take pictures of the Mars surface
15
How much does it cost to build a weather satellite?
$400 million
$290 million
$390 million
$200 million
16
Which space probes were intended to study solar wind, magnetic & electric fields & cosmic rays in interplanetary space
Ulysses
Pioneer
Helios
Parker solar probe
17
Which probe was designed to be the first spacecraft to orbit Saturn?
Galileo
Voyager
Pioneer
Cassini
18
An attack that attempts to damage or destroy a computer network or system
Jamming
Malware
Hacking
Cyberattack
19
What type of cyberattack involves unauthorized access to a satellite?
Phishing
Spoofing
Jamming
Hacking
20
An orbit that relies on balancing the Sun, Earth, & Moon’s gravity so that a spacecraft can orbit a virtual location
Magnetosphere
Heliopause
Earth-moon libration orbit
Solar maximum
21
Why are satellites operating systems vulnerable?
They are easily accessible
They are outdated
Most people use the same operating system at home
They can be easily hacked
22
Which country was the first with domestic communication satellites?
Canada
United States
Germany
Russia
23
A spacecraft that travels through space to collect scientific information
Flyby
Space probe
Rover
Solar maximum
24
What was the main goal of the Viking probes?
To take pictures of the Mars surface
To map the surface of Mars
To search for water on Mars
To search for signs of life on Mars
25
A maneuver used to slow down a spacecraft by flying through a planets atmosphere to produce aerodynamic drag
Heliopause
Aerobraking
Flyby
Space probe
26
When was the first relay satellite launched?
1961
1963
1964
1960
27
Which of the following probes began orbiting behind the Moon in 2017?
LRO
ARTEMIS
Surveyor
LCROSS
28
The point in the 11-year solar cycle when the sun is most active
Magnetosphere
Gamma-ray burst
Solar maximum
Galactic radiation
29
Digital TVs allow for direct-to-home broadcast programming using a dedicated satellite w/o the need for antennas or dish
True
False
30
Software designed to disrupt, damage or gain unauthorized access to a computer system
Malware
Hacking
Cyberattack
Cybersecurity
31
What type of orbit looks like it hovers in the same spot but it actually travels at the same speed as earth's rotation
geostationary orbit
polar orbit
sun-synchronous orbit
geosynchronous orbit
32
Which of the following was the first spacecraft to go beyond the asteroid belt?
Voyager
Cassini
Pioneer
Galileo
33
Cellular phones receive data from satellites
False
True
34
What adds to the challenge of cybersecurity?
Society is more technologically advanced
Organizations continue to publish sensitive data
Individuals are not concerned by cybersecurity
Individuals are more careful with their data
35
The boundary between the end of the Sun’s magnetic influence and the beginning of interstellar space
Solar maximum
Heliopause
Earth-Moon libration orbit
Magnetosphere
36
Occurs when the signal from a satellite is degraded or disrupted by interference
Hacking
Malware
Spoofing
Jamming
37
Phishing goes beyond because it jams the original signal and replaced it with a different signal
False
True
38
Cassini became the only spacecraft to observe a comet colliding with a planet
True
False
39
How many planets did Voyager 2 fly by?
2
3
4
1
40
If asked for your personal information online, you should always provide the information requested
False
True
41
Region surrounding a planet, star or body in which the magnetic field traps charged particles & dominates the behavior
Heliopause
Gamma-ray burst
Solar maximum
Magnetosphere
42
Instruments for detecting or measuring the intensity or force of radiation
uplink
radiometer
transponder
downlink
43
Why were cyberattacks not included in the Outer Space Treaty?
The internet was not seen as vulnerable
PCs were too strong to be attacked
The first PC was only introduced a few years earlier
Cyberattacks were not a serious threat at the time
44
A space exploration vehicles that moves across the surface of the planet
Space probe
Rover
Heliopause
Flyby
45
Why is cybersecurity a challenge?
Cyberattacks are always different
Technology is constantly evolving
Data is stored online
No one understands cybersecurity
46
The military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features
uplink
radiometer
reconnaissance
downlink
47
What do organizations use to send information to a satellite from Earth?
Other satellites
Downlink
Robot
Uplink
48
When a GPS receiver calculates the distances to satellites by measuring angles
uplink
radiometers
trilateration
transponder
49
How is software on a satellite updated?
Using ISS robots
Software on a satellite cannot be updated
From an ISS astronaut
Using a remote connection
50
What is the approximate bandwidth cost to maintain a satellite each year?
$1.8 million
$2.8 million
$3.5 million
$1.5 million
51
Internet based computing where large groups of remote servers are networked to allow for data processing, storage, etc
Cybersecurity
Cloud computing
Cyberattack
Jamming
52
Thanks to Syncom, folks in the US were able to watch live coverage of the 1964 Olympic Games from Tokyo
True
False
53
A disadvantage of the Polar Operational Environmental Satellites is it only allows imaging of a location every 12 hrs
False
True
54
What is the approximate amount of time for a probe to reach Venus?
9 months
2 months
4 months
3 months
55
Receives a radio signal and immediately transmits a different signal
transponder
spinoff
radiometer
downlink
56
What NASA program shares the innovations developed for exploration and discovery with the public?
Space Technology Mission Directorate
NASA University Program
T2 Program
Spinoff
57
When was the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Act signed into law?
2018
2016
2019
2017
58
At the end of its life, LCROSS strategically impacted the surface of the Moon
False
True
59
What was the first NASA rover to go to Mars?
Curiosity
Spirit
Opportunity
Pathfinder
60
Hi node is part of a network of satellites & probes that are coordinated to detect gamma-ray bursts
False
True
61
What did the Venus Express discover about Venus’ vortex?
It was shrinking
Vortex remained the same shape & position constantly
It changed shape every 24 hours
It was growing
62
Sojourner was about the size of a microwave oven & traveled the surface of Mars for 3 months gathering data about Mars
True
False
63
The precautions taken to guard crime that involves the internet, especially unauthorized access to computer systems
Cloud computing
Cyberattack
Spoofing
Cybersecurity
64
Occurs when the signal from a satellite is replaced with a false signal
Malware
Hacking
Spoofing
Jamming
65
What does cybersecurity affect?
Organizations
Governments
Individuals
Everyone
66
Antivirus software is the only protection you need for cyberattacks
False
True
67
A short-lived burst of energetic explosives in distant galaxies
Magnetosphere
Gamma-ray burst
Galactic radiation
Solar maximum
68
At what level should efforts be made to protect satellites in space?
National
Local
International
Individual satellite owners should be responsible
69
Which of the following is true of spoofing?
Spoofing reduces the integrity of the data
All of the above
Spoofing criminals are easily tracked down
Spoofing is not hard to detect
70
What NASA program brings NASA technologies to the classroom for aspiring business people?
Spinoff
Space Technology Mission Directorate
T2 University Program
NASA University Program
71
Regulations currently exist to locate and punish culprits of cyberattacks
True
False
72
An object that orbits around a bigger object
transponder
bus
satellite
radiometer
73
The close approach of a spacecraft to a planet, Sun or Moon for observation
Flyby
Space probe
Magnetosphere
Heliopause
74
Spoofing is troubling because the satellite is working & a signal is received, making it hard to know there is a problem
False
True
75
What does the 1967 Outer Space Treaty dictate?
Nations must work together to protect space
Satellites in space are not owned by an individual company or nation
Nations cannot conduct war in space
Nations cannot hack other satellites
76
Launching a satellite is rather inexpensive, costing between $5 & $10 million
True
False
77
What spacecraft has gotten the closest to the Sun?
Ulysses
Helios
Parker solar probe
Pioneer
78
Use of on-land towers to send and receive signals
cellular communication
uplink
radiometer
transponder
79
Who developed GPS?
Department of Defense
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
NASA
Hughes Aircraft Company
80
A future probe mission to Venus is being designed & will include a probe that can survive for months on the surface
False
True
81
An orbit that puts the satellite in the same place in the sky over a specific point on the surface each day
geostationary orbit
constellation satellites
polar-orbiting satellites
geosynchronous orbit
82
What year did the first private rocket launch take place?
1984
1986
1980
1982
83
What were the first NASA probes sent onto orbit to study the Sun?
Ulysses
Helios
Parker solar probe
Pioneer
84
Anti-satellite weapons are types of weapons designed to incapacitate/destroy other satellites for strategic purposes
True
False
85
A signal that is jammed on the uplink is referred to as “orbital jamming”
True
False
86
The signal transmitted from the satellite to Earth
uplink
trilateration
downlink
transponder
87
What type of cyberattack involves replacing a signal?
Spoofing
Phishing
Hacking
Jamming
88
What process does GPS use?
trilateration
downlinking
transponding
uplinking
89
What type of cyberattack involves disrupting a signal?
Hacking
Phishing
Spoofing
Jamming
90
How do you keep yourself safe online?
Keep informed of cybersecurity initiatives
Be aware of the tools that can protect you online
All of the above
Take steps to protect your data

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