Natural and Artificial Satellites

A Satellite is a ___________ orbiting around the earth or another planet

• celestial body

• heavy body

• any body

• none of the above

Natural satellite is also called_______

• Moon

• Sun

• Rocket

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Satellites have ____ divisions.

• 2

• 3

• 1000

• 100

Example of satellite:

• Earth

• Moon

• Sun

• Rocket

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Artificial Satelites are:

• man made

• duplicate

• natural

• none of these

How many natural satellites does the earth have?

• 2

• 1

• 3

• 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which planet has the most number of natural satellites?

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• Earth

• Mercury

Uses of artificial satellites:

• Scientific research

• Communications

• Weather forecasting

• Space exploration

• Providing light

Artificial satellites get their energy to work in the form of_______.

• Solar energy

• Wind energy

• Light energy

• Sound energy

Artificial satellites are sent to space by:

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