I need Space!
An object put into space that orbits a larger object.
Satellite
True or False (modified): Pulsars are rotating stars that emit directional beams of radio waves.
TRUE.
I was America's first person in space.
Alan Shepard
Scientists who study insects are called ________________
Scientists who study insects are called ENTOMOLOGIST.
Why is Pluto not considered a planet anymore?
Because Pluto shares its orbital neighbourhood with other icy Kuiper Belt Objects; it was not able to "Clear the neighboorhood"
"Clearing the neighborhood" means that the planet has either "vacuumed up" or ejected other large objects in its vicinity of space.
First U.S. Space Station
SKYLAB
True or False (modified): The proton has a negative charge
FALSE - The proton has a positive charge.
I was the first human being to step foor on the moon.
Neil Armstrong
The process of arranging animals or other things into groups according to their similarities is called _________________.
The process of arranging animals or other things into groups according to their similarities is called CLASSIFICATION.
Describe what space is like. (give at least 3 description of space)
1 NO AIR (A VACUUM)
2 NO AIR FRICTION
3 MOSTLY BLACK
4 UNUSUAL ACTIVITIES (WEIGHTLESSNESS)
5 EXTREMES OF TEMPERATURE
Placed into orbit by a space shuttle to aid astronomers in their studies of the heavens.
HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE
True or False (modified): A space probe is an unmanned spacecraft launched specifically to explore the unknown.
TRUE
I am known as the "Father of Modern Rocketry."
Robert H. Goddard / Goddard
Insects belong to phylum __________.
Insects belong to phylum Arthropods.
Arthroprods have external skeletons, jointed appendages and segmented bodies.
Explain the difference between a apparent magnitude and absolute magnitude of a star.
Apparent Magnitude is the measurement used to describe the brightness of a star as it appears from Earth.
Absolute Magnitude is the actual brightness of a star.
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
True or False (modified): Two or more atoms firmly bound together form a neutron.
FALSE - Two or more atoms firmly bound together form a MOLECULE.
I was the first man to travel in space
Yuri Gagarin
Butterflies and Moths belong to the :
Kingdom - animal
Phylum - Arthroprods
Class - Insects
Order - ????
Lepidoptera
Explain the difference between a solar and a lunar eclipse.
Solar eclipse - takes place when the moon blocks the sun from our view.
Lunar eclipse - takes place when the earth briefly blocks the sun from the moon; moon appears darkened.
The first woman to fly into space and was the pilot of Vostok 6.
Valentina Tereshkova
True or False (modified): The first planet discovered in modern times, discovered by Sir William Herschel, and tipped over on its side is the planet Jupiter.
FALSE - Uranus.
I was the astronautical engineer who helped make the United States the leader in space exploration.
Wernher von Braun
The ________________ is the body section of the spider consisting of the head and the thorax.
CEPHALOTHORAX
Why were Greek and Latin used for the scientific name of animals?
The people in the Western World were familiar with Latin and Greek when the animals were classified; they were used by scientist of all countries so they would understant what animal was being referred to.