Satellites

What are the types of satellites?

• artificial & homemade

• natural & organic

• natural & artificial

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

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

• True

• False

Natural satellites are celestial bodies that orbit other celestial bodies.

• True

• False

Laika, the first mammal in space, was a...

• dog.

• cat.

• canary.

• rabbit.

Today, the number of satellites orbiting the Earth is in the...

• hundreds.
• thousands.
• billions.
• millions.

Early satellites were placed in an orbit a few hundred kilometers above the Earth's surface called a(n)...

• geostationary orbit (GEO).
• low stationary orbit (LSO).
• high Earth orbit (HEO).
• low Earth orbit (LEO).

A satellite that travels in an orbit that exactly matches the Earth's rotation is traveling in a(n)

• low Earth orbit (LEO).
• low stationary orbit (LSO).
• geostationary orbit (GEO).
• high Earth orbit (HEO).

People can find out their exact location on Earth by using a...

• Global Drection System (GDS) receiver.
• Regional Positioning System (RPS) receiver.
• Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver.

What is the name of the Earth's natural satellite?

• Moon

• Sun

• The International Space Station