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3.3 Man-made satellites

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Astronauts live in the ____________________ and conduct experiments.

a)

International Space Room

b)

International Space Station

c)

International Space Rocket

d)

International Space House

2.
People can find out their exact location on Earth by using a...
a)
Global Drection System (GDS) receiver.
b)
Regional Positioning System (RPS) receiver.
c)
Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver.
3.
A satellite that travels in an orbit that exactly matches the Earth's rotation is traveling in a(n)
a)
low Earth orbit (LEO).
b)
low stationary orbit (LSO).
c)
geostationary orbit (GEO).
d)
high Earth orbit (HEO).
4.

The velocity a rocket must achieve to establish an orbit around another object in space

a)

Orbit Velocity

b)

Velocity

c)

Space shuttle

d)

probe

5.

The velocity a rocket must reach to escape from a planet or moons gravitational pull

a)

Vacuum

b)

Satellite

c)

Escape velocity

d)

Geosynchronous orbit

6.
Which of the following is needed to calculate escape speed for a rocket from earth?
a)
mass of fuel used in the rocket
b)
mass of the rocket
c)
mass of Earth
d)
all of the above
7.

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.

a)

1.05 x 10^4 m s^-1

b)

2.97 x 10^4 m s^-1

c)

9.40 x 10^5 m s^-1

d)

7.40 x 10^3 m s^-1

8.

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.

a)

7.73 km s^-1

b)

10.9 km s^-1

c)

36.4 km s^-1

d)

244 km s^-1

9.

Which of the following is true about non-geostationary satellites?

a)

Its orbital period around the earth is one day.

b)

It is at a height of (35000-36000) km above the equator of surface of the earth.

c)

Example of the satellites are GPS.

d)

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.

e)

Example of the satellites are communication satellites.