VOCAB
TECHNOLOGY
IN THE SKY
ON THE MOVE
PICTURE THIS!
100
Imaginary line around which Earth rotates.
What is an axis?
100
People of this occupation use infrared cameras just like NASA scientists do to find hot areas & signal a problem.
What are firefighters?
100
Groups of stars that seem to form patterns in the night sky.
What are constellations?
100
Earth orbits this.
What is the sun?
100
A phase when the moon is lit on the left half and dark on the right half.
What is the 3rd Quarter?
200
A pattern of stars that form an imaginary picture in the sky.
What are constellations?
200
Technology used in houses to identify dangerous vapors in the air.
What are smoke detectors?
200
Day and night occur due to Earth doing this on its axis.
What is rotation?
200
Earth spins in a constant rotation, taking this long to make one complete rotation.
What is 24 hours?
200
This phase of the moon shows mostly dark and a lit crescent on the right side of the moon.
What is the FIRST Quarter?
300
One of the shapes the moon seems to have as it orbits Earth.
What are moon phases?
300
A technology used on Earth that is similar to the satellites used in space.
What are solar cells on houses?
300
The change of appearance of the moon's shapes.
What are moon phases?
300
The cause of the sun to appear to move across the sky during the day.
What is Earth's rotation on its axis.
300
A week after a "new moon" this may occur.
What causes you to see more of the moons side that is lit?
400
1. A device people use to observe distant objects with their eyes. 2. An unmanned spacecraft designed to explore and send data.
1. What is a telescope? 2. What is a space probe?
400
This form of technology was MOST important before space exploration could begin.
What is a computer?
400
This sometimes causes the moon to appear as though it is shinning at night.
What is reflecting light from the sun?
400
The moon takes this long to revolve around Earth ONCE.
What is about as long as one rotation of the moon?
400
These objects would best model the bodies of Earth, Moon, & Sun if placed in a particular order. (golf ball, soccer ball, and baseball)
What is Earth as a baseball, Moon as a golf ball, and Sun as a soccer ball?
500
1. To spin on an axis. 2. Path of one object in space around another object.
1. What is to rotate? 2. What is an orbit?
500
This item was first developed for the space program.
What is "freeze dried food"?
500
These vehicles are controlled from Earth to move through space.
What are "space probes"?
500
If Earth took longer than it does now to travel around the sun.
What would be a longer year than just 365 days in a year?
500
This motion takes about 28 days.
What is 1 rotation of the moon?
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