Unit 8 Vocab words-Space Exploration

What is the term for information collected for analysis?

• Frequency

• Data

• Wavelength

• Hazard

Which term refers to the range of all types of electromagnetic radiation?

• Telescope

• Satellite

• Electromagnetic spectrum

• NASA

What is the term for the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit of time?

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Data

• Hazard

What device is used to observe distant objects by collecting electromagnetic radiation?

• Satellite

• Telescope

• NASA

• Hazard

What is an artificial body placed in orbit around the earth or moon or another planet?

• Telescope

• Satellite

• Wavelength

• Data

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

What is the term for the distance between successive crests of a wave?

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Data

• Hazard

What term describes a potential source of danger?

• NASA

• Hazard

• Data

• Frequency

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the name of the United States government agency responsible for the nation's civilian space program?

• NASA

• Satellite

• Telescope

• Electromagnetic spectrum

Which term is associated with the collection and analysis of information?

• Data

• Hazard

• Wavelength

• Frequency

Which term is used to describe the range of wavelengths or frequencies over which electromagnetic radiation extends?

• Electromagnetic spectrum

• Satellite

• NASA

• Telescope