ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM
TELESCOPES
EARLY SPACE MISSIONS
RACE TO THE MOON
CURRENT + FUTURE SPACE MISSIONS
100
The electromagnetic spectrum organizes different types of electromagnetic radiation according to what measurement?
What is wavelength?
100
What kind of telescope uses mirrors to collect light? A) radio B) electromagnetic C) refracting D) reflecting
What is D? - reflecting telescope
100
Fill in the blank: A ___________ is an object that revolves around another object in space.
What is a satellite?
100
During the 1960's, the United States was in a race with which country?
What is Russia/Soviet Union?
100
What does a space shuttle use to place a satellite into space? A) liquid fuel tank B) booster rocket C) mechanical arm D) cargo bay
What is C? - mechanical arm
200
Which type of radiation has a shorter wavelength than visible light does? A) ultraviolet B) microwaves C) infrared D) radio waves
What is A? - ultraviolet
200
Which kind of telescope can be used during the day or night and during bad weather? A) radio B) electromagnetic C) refracting D) reflecting
What is A? - radio telescope
200
What was Sputnik I? A) the first telescope B) the first artificial satellite C) the first observatory D) the first U.S. space probe
What is B? - the first artificial satellite
200
Which United States space program included several lunar landings? A) Gemini B) Mercury C) Apollo D) Magellan
What is C? - Apollo
200
When fully operational, what was the estimated number of people who would crew the International Space Station? A) 3 B) 7 C) 15 D) 50
What is B? - 7 people
300
What is the speed of light in a vacuum? A) 300 km/s B) 300,000 km/s C) 3,000 km/s D) 30,000 km/s
What is B? - 300,000 km/s
300
Which of the following is an advantage of space telescopes? A) they are cheaper to build B) they have fewer technical problems C) they obtain higher quality images D) they can be repaired easily
What is C? - they obtain higher quality images
300
Which space mission's goal was to put a spacecraft into orbit and bring it back safely? A) Project Mercury B) Project Apollo C) Project Gemini D) Viking I
What is A? - Project Mercury
300
After a Soviet cosmonaut became the first human to orbit the Earth and return safely, which American President called for the United States to send humans to the moon?
Who is John F. Kennedy?
300
Americans and Russian astronauts came together in 1995 aboard the Russian space station named what?
What is Mir?
400
List the 7 forms of electromagnetic radiation in order from lowest frequency to highest frequency.
radio waves, microwaves, infrared radiation, visible light, ultraviolet radiation, x rays, gamma rays
400
Fill in the blanks: With ______ optics, a computer corrects telescope images for changes in temperature, mirror distortions, and bad viewing conditions. ____________ optics uses a laser to probe the atmosphere and relay information to a computer about air turbulence and then adjusts telescope mirrors to lessen the turbulence effect.
What are ACTIVE optics and ADAPTIVE optics?
400
Who was the first human in space? A) Edwin Aldrin B) John Glenn C) Neil Armstrong D) Yuri Gagarin
Who is D? - Yuri Gagarin
400
Which of the below options lists the early moon missions in chronological order? A) Project Mercury, Project Apollo, Project Gemini B) Project Sputnik, Project Mercury, Project Apollo C) Project Gemini, Project Mercury, Project Apollo D) Project Mercury, Project Gemini, Project Apollo
What is D? - Mercury, Gemini, Apollo
400
What is the name of the current rover that is actively sending information from the surface of Mars back to NASA headquarters? Describe how this rover made its way and landed on the surface of Mars?
What is Curiosity? Answers varied - video from last week
500
List one use/purpose for each of the 7 types of electromagnetic radiation on the spectrum. You may list them in any order.
answers vary
500
Launched by the space shuttle Discovery, the Hubble Space Telescope is located outside the Earth's atmosphere. Why?
So that the Hubble can avoid the interference caused by Earth's atmosphere
500
Which spacecraft has sent images of Venus to scientists?
What is Magellan?
500
Neil Armstrong was the first human to ever set foot on the moon. His first (and incredibly famous) words as he stepped onto its surface were what?
"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
500
The last paragraph in this chapter discusses everyday uses for space technology. Describe 3 of these uses.
Medicine - better diagnosis of heart disease, improving pacemakers, screening system that works on infants to spot vision problems, cochlear implants developed using knowledge gained during space shuttle program Criminals - method to sharped images so police can read numbers on license plate photos Equipment - can be placed on emergency vehicles to change traffic signals as approaching intersections, hand held device for travel directions (GPS)
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