Abeka 8th Science Test 11 p2 without essay

Which of the following factors affects the lengths of the seasons?

• angle of tilt

• temperature change

• distance to the sun

• atmospheric pressure

What was the first space station launched?

• Salyut 1
• Tiangong 1
• International Space Station
• Mir

At what point in its orbit does an Earth-orbiting satellite travel the fastest?

• when it is farthest south

• when it is farthest north

• when it is closest to Earth

• when it is farthest from Earth

What was the third nation to successfully launch a manned spacecraft?

• India
• China
• United States
• Russia

Which type of satellite help defend countries against attack and can photograph foreign installations?

• Military satellites

• Navigation satellites
• Weather satellites
• Communication satellites

What type of satellites are the satellites of the Global Positioning System?

• Military satellites

• Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellites
• Polar Orbit satellites
• Navigational satellites

How do Earth observation satellites work?

• transferring data to other satellites

• measuring the travel-time of electromagnetic radiation

• detecting different forms of electromagnetic radiation

• relaying information to various locations on Earth

A telescope that uses a large, curved mirror as the objective is a(n) ______ telescope.

• reflecting

• binocular
• catadioptric
• refractor

The first type of spacecraft designed to be reused was the __________.

• International Space Station
• space shuttle
• Mars rover
• Voyager probe

The first artificial object to orbit the earth was ________.

• Sputnik 1
• Hubble Space Telescope
• Voyager 1
• Apollo 11