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technology in space and week review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A small robotic space probe that can move about on the surface of a planet or moon is

a)

Orbiter

b)

Rover

c)

Space Station

d)

Apollo

2.

The first major optical space telescope to be put into space was

a)

Hubble Telescope

b)

Mir

c)

James Webb Space Telescope

d)

Voyager

3.

Some astronauts live on:

a)

The Hubble Telescope

b)

The International Space Station

c)

The Space Probe

d)

Sputnik

4.

Which space tool is shown here?

a)

satellite

b)

telescope

c)

space probe

d)

Hubble telescope

5.
Collects light from distant stars and separates that light into bands of different colors
a)
reflector telescope
b)
refractor telescope
c)
radio telescope
d)
spectroscope
6.

What does this image represent?

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

7.

What does this image represent?

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

8.

What is at the middle of a Heliocentric system?

a)

Mars

b)

Moon

c)

Sun

d)

Earth

9.
This image shows the:
a)
Geocentric Solar System
b)
Heliocentric Solar System
10.

Which unit of measurement is used to measure distances within our solar system?

a)

inches

b)

kilometers

c)

miles

d)

Astronomical units

11.

An astronomical unit is...

a)

The average distance between the Earth and the Sun

b)

The average distance between the Sun and Neptune

c)

The diameter of the sun

d)

The time it takes light to travel across our solar system

12.

What is Light Year?

a)

The distance travelled by light in a second

b)

The distance travelled by light in a minute

c)

The distance travelled by light in a year

d)

The distance travelled by light in a decade

13.
Light Years are a measure of:
a)
time
b)
speed
c)
distance
d)
light
14.

Which distance is larger: 1 astronomical unit or 1 light-year?

a)

1 AU

b)

1 LY

15.

_______________ would be the best unit to use to measure the distance between the our sun and Proxima Centauri (our nearest star neighbor).

a)

Astronomical units

b)

Light seconds

c)

Light years