Mission Lingo
More Space Lingo
Comets & Stars
Earth's Dividing Lines
Everything Space
100
Step-by-step written instructions for performing a job or duty
What are Task Cards
100
The compactness of an object
What is density
100
a substance that is not a liquid or a solid and has no size or shape, but can fill an entire area
What is gas
100
How far North or South of the Equator a place is
What is Latitude
100
a large group of stars
What is a galaxy
200
The person in charge of astronauts on board a space vehicle
What is a Mission Commander
200
The number value for the shape of an object's orbit
What is magnitude
200
a large object made up of ice, rock, and gas that orbits the sun
What is a comet
200
Half of earth
What is a hemisphere
200
An object orbiting the sun that is larger than an asteroid but smaller than a planet
What is a dwarf planet
300
A television set that displays the current job of a team
What is a Mission Status Monitor
300
The seven colors that make up white light
What is Spectrum
300
A comet that orbits the sun in less than 200 years
What is a short-period comet
300
THe imaginary line that separates the northern and southern hemispheres
What is the equator
300
Everything the exists throughout space
What is the universe
400
Paperwork used to keep track of results and mission developments
What is a Data Log
400
The meerting place or time scheduled for two things to meet
What is rendezvous
400
A group of stars that form a picture or shape
What is a constellation
400
How far east or west of the prime meridian a place is
What is longitude
500
Artificial environment created to resemble an actual place
What is a Simulator
500
How bright an object in the night sky appears to the human eye
What is eccentricity
500
A comet that takes longer than 200 years to orbit the sun
What is a long-period comet
500
The imaginary line that runs through the north and south poles. The earth rotates on this line
What is an axis
500
The way an object appears to move
What is apparent motion
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