This telescope uses a series of mirrors to magnify objects.
Reflecting
100
How often does a low tide occur considering a single place on earth?
2x daily
100
Compare and contrast the technology in the beginning of the film with the kind we have today.
Car were different they looked like from the 1900. There were also large phones that were gigantic!
100
When the tide goes out, where does the water go?
It gets pulled into the air by the moon that is where the water goes.
200
What are the basic needs of humans if they are to live on other planets?
Oxygen, food, water, and shelter/rest.
200
Which of the following is not used for telescopes? A. Radio Waves B. Infrared Radiation C. Ultraviolet Radiation D. X-ray Radiation E. Krieger Waves
Krieger Waves
200
What is a spring tide?
A tide just after a new or full moon, when there is the greatest difference between high and low water.
200
What were people’s reactions to Sputnik?
People thing it is the coolest thing ever and others thought whatever.
200
Where are Pisa and Boston in relation to the moon when they have high tides?
They both have two high and low tides. Both caused by the moon's Gravitational pull.
300
What are the basic needs of humans when they travel into space?
Freeze-dried food, oxygen, water, fuel, shelter, and rest.
300
When the tide goes out, where does the water go?
As earth rotates on its axis, the gravitational pull of the moon causes bulges at the point Earth directly facing the moon and the point facing directly away.
300
What does interstellar mean? A. Between Galaxies
B. Between stars C. within the solar system D. Within a galaxy.
B. between stars
300
How did the launch of Sputnik affect people in the U.S.?
They thought that the Russians were going to blow them up with bombs.
300
Why does the moon move slightly during the animation in the tide assignment?
It moves because it is orbiting around the earth and it is causing the tides.
400
What are some of the challenges astronauts will face on long journeys into space?
Being homesick and once was there spacesuits.
400
What country launched the first artificial satellite? A. Russia B. USA C. The United Kingdom D.The USSR
The USSR
400
How are a High Tide and a Low Tide different?
They are different because a high tide is when the water is high (at it's biggest level) and a low tide is when the water is low (at it's lowest level).
400
How are people’s attitudes today towards space exploration different from what you saw in the film?
It sort of was the first rocket without people in space and it was new to them. Rockets now are still amazing but not new.
400
How many times was the Hubble Space craft repaired?
4 times
500
What new technologies that will be needed in order for humans to travel into and live in space?
Exercises machines
500
What is not a challenge faced by those interested in rocketry in the 1950's? A. Lack of funding B. Lack of research C. Lack of technology D. Pressure
A. Lack of funding
500
If the earth rotated twice as fast, how would tides be affected?
A point on Earth would have 4 high and low tides per day.
500
How do you think the events in the film shaped our current space program?
The space program wouldn’t be here without the space craft ideas we would have had no clue how to build them or know what they looked and had to be able to make them better.