Unit 7 Mid-Unit Quiz

What are some uses of satellites that orbit Earth?

• Study Earth

• Track Weather

• Search and Rescue

• Communication

Which of the following is not an artificial satellite?

• Communication Satellites

• Moon

• Weather Satellites

• Mars

What does GPS mean?

• Global Positioning System

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• Global Postulating System

• Global Placement System

Which of the following is an uncrewed technology?

• Rover

• Probe

• Rocket

• Lander

Based on the reading, to which planet would we not send a probe?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Neptune

• Mars

______________ are tools used by scientists to study distant objects, such as the moon, stars, and planets. (p.1)

• Microscopes

• glasses

• Telescopes

• VCRs

WHAT IS A REUSABLE CREWED SPACE CRAFT CALLED?

• SPACE ROCKET
• ROCKET
• SPACE SHUTTLE 
• SHUTTLE

A KIND OF ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE IS CALLED?

• LANDER
• ROCKET
• ORBITER
• ROVER

TO OBTAIN CLEARER IMAGES, SPACE TELESCOPES ORBIT AROUND?

• SUN
•  MOON
• EARTH 
• MARS

A galaxy is the largest structure in the universe.

• True

• False