Artificial Satellites

Which one of the following is the first spacecraft to carry a living animal ?

• Apollo I

• Sputnik I

• Chandrayaan I

• Zcube2

Currently, there are over 2,787 active _________ satellites orbiting the Earth.

• Natural

• Artificial

What do natural and artificial satellites have in common?

• The do not have anything in common

• They send information to the Earth

• They orbit celestial bodies

• They float outer space with no direction

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Artificial satellites can be used to study the mountains, oceans and weather on Earth.

• True

• False

Artificial satellites are launched into space on rockets

• True

• False

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Satellites that pass over the north and south pole, have an orbit called

• Equatorial orbit

• Polar orbit

______________ (Artificial / Natural) satellites help us communicate and even observe the distant Universe. (use only one word from the words in bracket above)

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Which of the following is a primary function of artificial satellites?

• To orbit the Earth aimlessly

• To provide weather data

• To generate solar energy

• To create gravitational fields

What is the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space?

• Voyager 1

• Sputnik 1

• Hubble Space Telescope

• Apollo 11

Which type of orbit is most commonly used for communication satellites?

• Polar orbit

• Geostationary orbit

• Elliptical orbit

• Sun-synchronous orbit