Man-made Satellites

The name of the first man made satellite is ________ and was launched by _________.

• Vostok, Russia

• Sputnik 1, Russia

• Measat 1, Malaysia

• Sputnik 2, Russia

The first men on the moon were ____________ and _________ in the year __________.

• Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, 1987

• Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, 1969

• Yuri Gagarin, Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, 2007

• Yuri Gagarin, Buzz Aldrin, 1969

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Astronauts live in the ____________________ and conduct experiments.

• International Space Room

• International Space Station

• International Space Rocket

• International Space House

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The first artificial satellite, Sputnik I, orbited...

• the moon.
• for 57 days.
• with a dog aboard.
• the atmosphere.

People can find out their exact location on Earth by using a...

• Global Drection System (GDS) receiver.
• Regional Positioning System (RPS) receiver.
• Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver.

How does a satellite help us ?

• helps to collect information

• helps us to collect information and facilitate communication

• helps us play our video games better

A satellite that travels in an orbit that exactly matches the Earth's rotation is traveling in a(n)

• low Earth orbit (LEO).
• low stationary orbit (LSO).
• geostationary orbit (GEO).
• high Earth orbit (HEO).

Some satellites placed in LEO have cameras that can photograph...

• the Earth.
• the GPS.
• the first satellites.
• the GEO.

The force keeping an object in circular motion

• Centripetal
• Centrifugal
• Acceleration
• Velocity

The force keeping a planet in orbit around the sun is...

• Friction
• Tension
• Gravity
• weight