Quiz about Space Exploration Lesson

Question 1

What model is where the earth is in the middle of our universe?

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Geocentric Model

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Heliocentric Model

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Moon phases

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Tidal Phases

Question 2

What Model is where the sun is the center of the universe?

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Heliocentric

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Geocentric

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Earth's rotations

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Earth's planets

Question 3

How do planets orbit the sun?

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ellipse

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circle

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square

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rectangle

Question 4

What is a comet?

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chunk of dirt and ices

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rocky, metallic tiny planet that orbits the sun

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a mixture of gases

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a smaller chunk of stony matter, also known as a shooting star

Question 5

a light year is the distance

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light travels in one year

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light travels in two years

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humans can travel in one year in space

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none of the above

Question 6

A __________________________ is a huge collection of stars, gases, and dust that is classified by shape.

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galaxy

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Big Bang Theory

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solar system

Question 7

What process takes place inside a star to generate energy?

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Nuclear fusion

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Nuclear fission

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Hydrogen Creation

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Helium forming

Question 8

In the diagram given, what happens as we move to the left?

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Stars get hotter

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Stars Get Larger

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Stars get Colder

Question 9

An object that is so dense and has such powerful gravity that nothing can escape from it, not even light

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Black Hole

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White Dwarf

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Supernova

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Meteor

Question 10

An object that crosses paths with Earth and enters Earth's atmosphere

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Meteor

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Moon

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Comet

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Planet

Question 11

A star that produced more energy than gravity can hold together and has exploded

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Supernova

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White Dwarf

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Black Hole

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Nebula

Question 12

A huge cloud of gases and dust

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Nebula

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Moon

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Galaxy

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Comet

Question 13

An object that is sent into space on a mission to explore planets and the solar system and relays information back to Earth

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Space probe

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Satellite

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Space ship

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Space shuttle

Question 14

What color of star is the hottest?

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Blue

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Red

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Yellow

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Orange

Question 15

What is the name of the largest stars?

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Supergiants

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Protostars

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Red Giants

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Dwarf Stars

Question 16

Which star has the lowest temperature?

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C

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A

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B

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D

Question 17

Which star is considered a Main Sequence Star?

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A

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B

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C

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D

Question 18

What 3 stages do all stars begin with?

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Nebula, Protostar, and Main Sequence

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Nebula, Main Sequence, and Supernova

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Protostar, Main Sequence, and Blackhole

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Main Sequence, Red Giant, and White Dwarf

Question 19

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 1?

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Winter

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Spring

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Summer

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Fall

Question 20

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?

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Spring

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Winter

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Summer

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Fall

Question 21

What happens during a solar eclipse?

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The moon blocks the light from the sun from Earth.

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The sun blocks the moon from Earth.

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The Earth blocks the moon from the sun.

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The Earth blocks the light from the sun on the moon.

Question 22

Which type of eclipse is shown in the diagram?

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Lunar Eclipse

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Solar Eclipse

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Total Eclipse

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Partial Eclipse

Question 23

Which type of eclipse is shown in this picture?

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Solar Eclipse

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Orbit

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Lunar Eclipse

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Total Eclipse

Question 24

Why was the invention of a telescope important?

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allowed us to see farther than before

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they were clearer

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could be used in any type of weather

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they were cheaper to build

Question 25

The average distance between the earth and the sun is the

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astronomical unit

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Light year

Question 26

Method for finding distance to a star in another galaxy by using angles when the object appears to shift position.

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Triangulation

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Focal length

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Retrograde motion

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Refraction

Question 27

The angular distance of a celestial object above the horizon

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Altitude

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Latitude

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Longitude

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Angle of Isolation

Question 28

For any observer the _____ is the point of the sky directly overhead.

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zenith

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analemma

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azimuth

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ecliptic

Question 29

Rockets are able to lift off and travel because of

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thrust

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speed

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velocity

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escape veocity

Question 30

What are the four basic parts to a liquid fuel rocket?

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Payload, Fuel tank , Oxygen tank, and Engine

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Payload, Argon Tank, Oxygen tank, and engine

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Nose cone, Fuel tank , Oxygen tank, and Engine

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All of the above

Question 31

A man made object placed in orbit around the earth or moon or another planet in order to collect information or for communication.

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Satellite

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Rocket engine

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Moon

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All of the above

Question 32

How do solar sails move?

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by sun light

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by the gravity of the earth

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by fuel

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by the gravity of the sun

Question 33

Newest innovations for ground-based optical reflecting telescopes is the use of

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segmented mirrors

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metal instead of glass

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liquid instead of glass

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mirror arrays

Question 34

When the sound source moves, the frequency changes
ex. police car siren sounding lower pitch after the car passes

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Doppler Effect

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pitch

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frequency

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medium

Question 35

Earth is protected from solar winds because

Accepted Answer

earth's magnetic field

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of the moon

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of how far away earth is

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earth's atmosphere

Question 36

How is oxygen produced on the International Space Station?

Accepted Answer

water electrolysis

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filtering carbon monoxide

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thermal air processing

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nitrogen control

Question 37

place Saturn, Uranus, Mars, Neptune in the correct order

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mars, saturn, uranus, neptune

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saturn, marus, neptune, uranus

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mars, saturn, neptune, uranus

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neptune, uranus, saturn, mars

Question 38

Pluto is now classified as

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dwarf planet

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protostar

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neubula

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star

Question 39

Why are scientists interested in finding out if there was ever water on Mars?

Accepted Answer

All life needs water. If there was never water on Mars, there was likely never life.

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Water on Mars would prove that humans have lived on Mars.

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Water on Mars would indicate it is safe for humans.

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Scientists are not interested in finding out about water on Mars.

Question 40

Which planet is referred to as the water planet

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earth

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mars

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venus

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mercury

Question 41

Which explains why the balloon and rocket have similar actions?

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The balloon releases stored pressure creating thrust, just like a rocket does.

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They both fly through the air.

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They both have to be started by a human.

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People can fly in balloons as well as in rockets.

Question 42

What advantage is there to conducting some experiments in the orbiting space station, rather than performing the same experiments on Earth?

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Zero gravity allows for experiments that are impossible to do on Earth.

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Experiments in space require less energy.

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It's cheaper to conduct experiments in space.

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Scientists have better control of experimental conditions in space.

Question 43

why is space called a vacuum

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no air, water, atmosphere

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lots is still unknown

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little to no solid material

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has intense gravity

Question 44

Living in small spaces could lead to

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psychological problems

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weight gain

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reduced fluid loss

Question 45

Why don't satellites need any fuel?

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Because they move in orbit around the Earth

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Because they generate their own fuel

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Because they don't move

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Because they are electrical

Question 46

The purpose of the Global Positioning System (GPS) is to

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pinpoint the exact position of an object on the planet

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pick up radio stations all over the planet

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watch television stations from around the world

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be able to telephone anyone from anywhere on Earth

Question 47

What kind of telescope does NOT use visible light to collect information?

Accepted Answer

Radio telescope

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Hubble telescope

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Refracting telescope

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Reflecting telescope

Question 48

A telescope that uses lenses and mirrors to collect and focus visible light is called an...

Accepted Answer

Optical Telescope

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Refracting Telescope

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Reflecting Telescope

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Radio Telescope

Question 49

What does Refracting Telescope have?

Accepted Answer

Lens

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Sand

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Mirrors

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Batmobile

Question 50

Radio telescopes biggest advantage is that they:

Accepted Answer

All of these

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Can be used during the day

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Can be used in any type of weather

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Almost all radio waves make it to the surface

Question 51

Both reflecting and refracting telescopes are designed to

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gather and focus visible light.

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break visible light into colors of the spectrum.

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separate visible light from ultraviolet and radio waves.

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work better with short-wavelength radiation.

Question 52

an apparent shift in the position of an object when viewed from different locations

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parallax

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doppler shift

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pulsar

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obstruction

Question 53

The MOST important improvement made to

Canadarm 2 since the Canadarm is its

ability to

Accepted Answer

move around the outside of the

space station

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reach around corners

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bend at the elbow

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move object such as satellites

Question 54

Which of the following space accomplishments have Canadians NOT done?

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Walked on the moon

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Put astronauts into space

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Launched satellites

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Contributed to the International Space Station

Question 55

Which of the following would have the GREATEST affect on the quality of images obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope?

Accepted Answer

damage from micro-meteoroids

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moisture in the air

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clouds blocking the view

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fading due to light pollution from Earth

Question 56

The James Webb Telescope is different from conventional telescopes because

Accepted Answer

it orbits earth

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it is on earth

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it doesn't work in bad weather

Question 57

Astronauts are protected from solar flares through

Accepted Answer

space suit

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earth's magnetic field

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being inside the space station

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walking on the moon

Question 58

The stars we see at night

Accepted Answer

are the same ones people have seen in the past

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are different than those we have seen in the past

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are closer than the star

Question 59

Which of the following best illustrates an ethical issue?

Accepted Answer

Is it right or wrong morally to explore space?

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Who gets the money from space materials?

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Which country should get to claim space as their property?

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Who should clean up any space junk left in space?

Question 60

What type of telescope can work 24 hours a day and even be used in the rain?

Accepted Answer

Radio Telescope

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Refracting Telescope

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Newtonian Telescope

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Solar Telescope

Question 61

Which of these is a process that is unique to radio telescopes?

Accepted Answer

Inferferometry

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Spectrometry

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Photometry

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Photography

Question 62

Question 62.

Accepted Answer

reflection telescope

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refraction telescope

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radio telescope

Question 63

Question 63.

Accepted Answer

refraction telescope

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reflection telescope

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radio telescope

Question 64

What do you call the astronomy tool that collects light from distant stars and separate that light into bands of different colors; by studying these bands, astronomers can identify the elements, density, and temperature of distant stars and perhaps planets.

Accepted Answer

Spectroscope

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Space Probe

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Infrared telescope

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Satellite

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