Satellites

I orbit Earth and help your cell phones work. What am I?

• Space Shuttle 

• Rover

• Satellite

• Rocket

An object that revolves around another object in space (natural or manmade)

• mirror

• microscope

• oscilloscope

• satellite

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

orbits a planet, sends waves to and from Earth

• satellite

• spaceprobe

• launch-pad 

• light-year 

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Both the Moon and the international space station have something in common. They are both objects that orbit the Earth and are therefore considered to be​ (a)  

• satellites

• meteoroids

• asteroids

• moons

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

A _________ is a body that orbits a planet.

• star

• satellite

• planet

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(a)   satellites help us communicate and even observe the distant Universe.

• Artificial

• Natural

• Terrestrial

• Aquatic

What are some useful benefits of satellites? Choose 2.

• They take images of celestial objects too distant for humans to explore.

• They transport humans to the International Space Station.

• They provide television, phone, navigational services, and weather information.

• They deliver rovers to distant planets for observation.

• They travel to distant planets to test atmospheres.

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On April 2008, India launched a remote sensing satellite. What is it known as?

• Chandrayaan1

• Apple

• Rohini

• CARTOSAT-2A

Jupiter has how many satellites ?

• 60

• 67

• 69

• 66

Artificial satellites are used to study the Earth and other planets.

• True

• False