8.ETS1.2 Study Guide

Some places in the universe are too distant for humans to observe directly.  Which of these technologies is used to observe these distant places?

 

 

• Rocket

• Space shuttle

• Probe

• Space station

Some planetary images and satellite photographs are made using visible light.  Other images are made with radiation from the non-visible portions of the electromagnetic spectrum.  Why do scientists study images made with parts of the electromagnetic spectrum other than visible light?

 

 

• These images are the only way to observe galaxies beyond our own

• These images reveal information that visible light does not show

• These images show important data from optical telescopes

• These images are the only way to observe space from Earth’s surface

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The analysis of the way matter emits and absorbs radiation is called ___.

• astronomy

• chemistry

• spectroscopy

• atomic theory

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A ___ is used in astronomy to break down light like a prism.

• telescope

• spectroscope

• stethoscope

• microscope

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A vehicle for exploring the surface of an extraterrestrial object.

• rover
• the International Space Station
• Observetory
• Space probe

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What object is launched into orbit and designed to send and receive information?

• rover
• satellite
• space shuttle
• space probe

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An unmanned spacecraft that is used to collect information about distant objects in space

• Space Probe

• Telescope

• International Space Station

• Technician

An instrument for viewing or detecting distant objects

• Telescope

• Rover

• Satellite

• Rocket

A vehicle for exploring the surface of an extraterrestrial body (such as the Moon or Mars).

• Rover

• Rocket

• Telescope

• Observatory

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A scientific device that orbits objects in space.

• artificial rocket

• space probe

• The Moon

• artificial satellite

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