11/14 Quizizz #6 Vocab - Space Explorations A

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Investigation of physical conditions in space and on celestial bodies using satellites, probes, or crewed spacecraft.

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Space Exploration

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Device for travel outside Earth’s atmosphere?

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Spacecraft

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Unmanned spacecraft for solar system exploration and data transmission.

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Space Probe

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Spacecraft powered by chemical propellants?

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Rocket

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Reusable spacecraft for transporting people and cargo between Earth and space.

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Space Shuttle

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Vehicle for exploring extraterrestrial surfaces (e.g., Moon, Mars):

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Rover

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Optical instrument for viewing distant objects?

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telescope

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Building for observing natural phenomena?

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observatory

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Orbiting space satellite launched in 1998, inhabited since 2000 for scientific research.

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International Space Station

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Orbits another object, like a moon or man-made object.

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satellite