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WorksheetsLights in the Sky !
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
If you look up at night and see this string of lights is moving across the sky, what are you seeing ?
UFO parade
Starlink Satellites
Weather balloons
Swamp gas
What is the primary job of Starlink satellites ?
Provide Internet access for people around the world
Spy on other countries who are not friendly
Broadcast all the television stations to world
Monitor the weather in places where meteorologists don't live
When talking about space, what does the word orbit mean ?
The way a rocket shakes as it moves into the sky
The way an object moves around another object
The fire that comes out of the rear of a rocket
The way satellites crash into each other
Why are Starlink Satellites are called a "constellation" ?
They were cursed by the gods to live in the sky.
They form the shape of bears and scorpions and ladles.
They work together in groups.
They are talked about by nerdy Boy Scout leaders.
What is the brightness of an object in the night sky (like a planet, star, or satellite) called ?
luminosity
lightness
magnitude
shine factor
Starlink will be reducing the magnitude of their satellites by doing all of these things except...
rotating the satellites so they reflect less light
deploying a visor on future satellites to block the reflection of light
installing smaller lightbulbs on Starlink satellites
Which of these can you not normally see just by watching the night sky ?
satellites
planets
stars
black holes
the International Space Station
What is this spaceship ?
The International Space Station (ISS)
The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)
Starlink Satellite
Chandra X-Ray Observatory
What is the ISS primarily used for ?
doing science experiments to discover how to live in space
playing zero gravity games like soccer or football
contacting alien spaceships before they reach Earth
goofing off
What does the word international mean ?
countries with cool flags
the competition to be the best nation
nations who can go into space by themselves
several nations working together to achieve a goal
