relays telephone conversations and TV broadcasts; relays radio programs to local stations; provides direct phone, Internet, and e-mail service anywhere on earth; slows people in distress to call for help; relays signals to other satellites
What is a communications satellite
100
often called the red planet
What is Mars
100
beautiful royal blue color; has the strongest winds measured anywhere in the solar system
What is Neptune
100
developed the reflecting telescope
Who was Newton
100
Speed of light (complete answer)
What is 186,000 miles per second
200
provides photographs of cloud patterns; measures cloud and ground temperatures; measures cloud heights, wind speeds, and relative humidity, detects patterns of heat distribution; tracks icebergs and locust swarms
What is a weather satellite
200
the closest planet to the sun; the speediest planet
What is Mercury
200
entire system is turned on its side; discovered by William and Caroline Herschel
What is Uranus
200
first to make extensive use of telescopes to study the heavens
Who was Galileo
200
a device that splits light into a spectrum for analysis
What is a spectroscope
300
detects x-rays, measures distances to nearby stars, studys the sun; Hubble space telescope (reflecting telescope - takes photographs)
What is an astronomical satellite
300
hottest planet in our solar system; sometimes called the morning star or evening star
What is Venus
300
largest moon in the solar system; largest moon of Jupiter
What is Ganymede
300
first man to travel in space
Who is Gagarin
300
rotating stars that emit directional beams of radio waves
What are pulsars
400
scans the earth for missle launches or large explosions; photographs foreign military installations; monitors the movements of enemy ships, planes, and tanks
What is a military satellite
400
has the most glorious rings of any planet in our solar system
What is Saturn
400
largest moon of Saturn; has its own atmosphere
What is Titan
400
"Father of Modern Rocketry"
Who was Goddard
400
first artificial object ever put into space
What is Sputnik 1
500
GPS allows boaters, pilots, and hikers to pinpoint their position; GPS are so small they can be placed in cell phones or wrist watches
What is a navigational satellite
500
has a huge storm known as the Great Red Spot; largest planet in our solar system
What is Jupiter
500
Either of the two small, asteroid-like moons which revolve around Mars
What is Phobos or Deimos
500
astronautical engineer who helped make the United States the leader in space exploration