Space Travel
Contain instrumentation for carrying out robotic exploration of space
Space probes
Model Proposed by Copernicus in 1530. Puts the Sun at the center of our solar system
The HELIOCENTRIC MODEL
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
Stars are mostly made of this
What is hydrogen?
Example of a Natural Satellite
The Moon
The Hubble
It is a NASA telescope
Model proposed by Aristotle 2000 years ago. Puts Earth at the center of our solar system
The GEOCENTRIC MODEL
What are ellipses?
What is a Galaxy?
Galaxies are systems that contain millions or even billions of stars
Imaging devices in the satellite make observations of Earth’s surface and send this info back to Earth.
What is remote sensing?
Engines that use charged xenon gas instead of chemical fuels.
Ion drives.
A __________ occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth.
solar eclipse
This type of planet is larger and has more natural satellites.
Outer planets
What star is closest to Earth?
The Sun!
A device that measures a star’s height above the horizon
QUADRANT
The year the first American Astronaut went to the moon.
1969
Name the inner planets.
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
Which planet is covered by clouds of sulphuric acid?
Venus
The immediate stage after a red supergiant star.
Supernova
a horizontal angle measured in degrees clockwise from North (0°) to a specific object or direction.
What is Azimuth?
The 3 basic parts of a rocket.
Mechanical systems, fuel, payload
Small pieces of rocks flying through space with no particular path.
What are meteoroids?
Between Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus, which one has the most moons?
Saturn
Name of north star
Polaris
an orbit where a satellite goes around Earth in the same amount of time that Earth takes to rotate once.
What is a geosynchronous orbit?