Satellites

Satellites

by Bonelli Dobbs

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What are the types of satellites?

• artificial & homemade

• natural & organic

• natural & artificial

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What do natural and artificial satellites have in common?

• the don't have anything in common

• they orbit celestial bodies

• they send information to the Earth

• the float outer space with no direction

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There are 173 known ___________ satellites in our Solar System.

• artificial

• natural

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Which planet in our Solar System has the most number of moons?

• Earth

• Mars

• Saturn

• Jupiter

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Deimos and Phobos belong to planet __________.

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Neptune

• Uranus

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Does 'dwarf planet' Pluto have any moons?

• Yes, it does.

• No, it doesn't.

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Artificial satellites are used to study the mountains and oceans on Earth.

• True

• False

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Artificial satellites are used to study the Earth and other planets.

• True

• False

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Natural satellites are celestial bodies that orbit other celestial bodies.

• True

• False

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There are 2,666 _____________ satellites currently orbiting the Earth.

• artificial

• natural

• unkown

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They are or were named after mythological characters.

• Artificial

• Natural

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Which 2 planets in our Solar System don't have any natural satellites?

• Jupiter & Pluto

• Neptune & Mars

• Mercury & Venus

• Earth & Saturn

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Artificial satellites are launched into space on rockets.

• True

• False