Worksheets3.3 Man-made satellites
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 7mins
Astronauts live in the ____________________ and conduct experiments.
International Space Room
International Space Station
International Space Rocket
International Space House
The velocity a rocket must achieve to establish an orbit around another object in space
Orbit Velocity
Velocity
Space shuttle
probe
The velocity a rocket must reach to escape from a planet or moons gravitational pull
Vacuum
Satellite
Escape velocity
Geosynchronous orbit
Calculate the linear speed of a satellite in an orbit 900 km above Earth’s surface. Given G = 6.67 x 10^-11 N m^2 kg^-2, radius of earth is 6370 km and mass of the earth is 5.97 x 10^24 kg.
1.05 x 10^4 m s^-1
2.97 x 10^4 m s^-1
9.40 x 10^5 m s^-1
7.40 x 10^3 m s^-1
Calculate the escape velocity of a satellite in an orbit 300 km above Earth’s surface. Given G = 6.67 x 10^-11 N m^2 kg^-2, radius of earth is 6370 km and mass of the earth is 5.97 x 10^24 kg.
7.73 km s^-1
10.9 km s^-1
36.4 km s^-1
244 km s^-1
Which of the following is true about non-geostationary satellites?
Its orbital period around the earth is one day.
It is at a height of (35000-36000) km above the equator of surface of the earth.
Example of the satellites are GPS.
It can be in an orbit of which is very close to the surface of the earther or very further away from the surface of the earth.
Example of the satellites are communication satellites.
