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History
How Rockets Work
How to Leave Earth
Satellites
Choose Your Orbit
100
CHINESE
WHAT COUNTRY INVENTED ROCKETS?
100
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
What is Newton's 3rd Law.
100
18 , 000 mph
What is orbital velocity ?
100
Sputnik I
What is the first satellite?
100
LEO
What is the abbreviation for low earth orbit?
200
JULES VERNE
WHO WAS A FRENCH SCIENCE FICTION WRITER?
200
Liquid oxygen
What must rockets carry to burn fuel?
200
25, 000 mph
What is escape velocity ?
200
Laika
What is the dog that went into space?
200
GEO
What is geostationary orbit?
300
WERNER VON BRAUN
WHO WAS A GERMAN SCIENTIST THAT INVENTED A MILITARY ROCKET MISSILE ?
300
Liquid fuel.
What is the propellant in modern rockets [first used by Goddard]
300
A vacuum.
What is space [ a lack of air ]
300
Explorer 1
What is the first USA satellite?
300
GPS
What is a tool used to find locations?
400
ROBERT GODDARD
WHO WAS AN AMERICAN CALLED THE 'FATHER OF MODERN ROCKETRY' ?
400
The pushing force created by a rocket engine.
What is thrust.
400
Satellites
What uses orbital velocity?
400
The USSR
What is the first country with an atsronaut?
400
Spying
What is a LEO used by the military?
500
TSIOLKOVSKY
WHAT RUSSIAN TEACHER IS CALLED THE 'FATHER OF ROCKET THEORY'
500
An example from class of Newton's 3rd Law.
What are the 'rolling' chair and the 'balloon' rocket ?
500
Deep space rockets.
What uses escape velocity.
500
Chimpanzee.
What is the animal the USA sent into orbit.
500
LANDSAT
What is a satellite that images problems like rain forest destruction on Earth?