Introduction to Space

What kind of radiation includes radio waves, visible light, gamma rays, X rays, ultraviolet light, infrared waves, and microwaves?

• Electromagnetic

• Gamma

• Pym

• Regular

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What is Electromagnetic spectrum?

• Electromagnetic radiation arranged by wavelength

• Electromagnetic radiation arranged by magnets and electricity

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Radio Telescopes do what?

• Study old radios from a distance

• Study radio waves that travel through space

• Study radio waves from the Earth

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What do Optical Telescopes do?

• Use optics to see objects

• Use radio waves to produce images

• Use light to produce magnified images

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What are Rockets?

• A Disease

• A special motor that doesn't require air

• Airplanes

• Jets

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What is a satellite?

• An island

• Any object that orbits another object in space

• A Dish

What does a space probe do?

• Finds things

• Hoards information

• Gathers and transmits information to Earth

When did the Apollo 11 spacecraft reach the moon?

• 1961

• 1969

• 1962

• 1972

What is a Space Shuttle?

• A Bus with a lot of room.

• Ride in Disney World

• Reusable spacecraft for transporting people, satellites, and other materials to space.

• Rocket

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What are Space Stations?

• Permanent places in space for humans to live and work

• Temporary places in space for people to live and work

• Stations with a lot of room.