Space - Technology

Telescopes

100

This is used to bend the light into an image in a refracting telescope

Lens

200

I invented the reflecting telescope in the 1700's

Issac Newton

300

The Palomar Observatory was able to discover 3 ____________ in the early 2000's

Dwarf Planets

400

Compound Telescopes uses both _________ and __________ to refract and reflect light so that scientist can see WAYYYYYY out into space

Lens and Mirrors

500

Name the three types of telescopes in Space Technology and give one example of a famous telescope

Refracting, Reflecting, Compound

Ex. James Webb, Hubble Space, Palomar Observatory

Space Phenomena

100

ISS stands for ....

International Space Station

200

There are 2 types of satellites

Artificial 

Natural

300

Voyager 1 is the name of a famous ___________

Ex-Alta 1 is the name of a famous _____________ 

Probe

Satellite

400

What is the order of meteor, meteoroid and meteorite as it passes from space, into earth's atmosphere and them making contact with the ground

meteoroid (space), meteor (earth's atmosphere) and meteorite (after it hits ground)

500

The 5 countries that came together to form the ISS are

USA, Canada, Russia, Japan, European Union

Definitions

100

I am an object that floats around a planet

Satellite

200

I mean to "give off light" 

Emit

300

I am a chunk of rock and metal that is in orbit around the sun

Asteroid

400

Using earth, describe the difference between revolution and rotation in space

One revolution around the SUN takes Earth 365 days. As it is doing this, the Earth rotates once every 24 hours. 

500

I mean "of the heavens" and describe anything that has to do with space

Celestial

Solar Systems

100

This planet is made up of rock and water

Earth

200

I am in biggest star in our solar system

Sun

300

I am a massive collection of gas, dust, billions of stars, plus their solar systems - which are all held together by gravity

Galaxy

400

Name the 4 Inner Planets

Mercury, Earth, Venus and Mars

500

Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter and Saturn are known as the outer planets.  There are TWO other ways we refer to them

Jovian Planets

Gas Giants

Space Technology

100

I am an unmanned space craft that flies through space to collect information

Probe

200

I am an unmanned vehicle used to explore other celestial bodies including planets and asteroids

Rover

300

I am Canada's major contribution to the ISS

Canadarm

400

List three main functions of the Canadarm

dock spacecraft, move modules and other equipment around, help astronauts perform spacewalks

500

Name the 5 rovers talked about in class and in the handout

Sojourner, Spirit & Opportunity, Curiosity, Perseverance