Artificial Satellites

Human made objects that orbit the Earth are called ___________.

• Artificial asteroids

• Artificial satellites

• Natural asteroids

• Natural satellites

What are the types of satellites?

• artificial & homemade

• natural & organic

• natural & artificial

What is the name of something that orbits a larger object in Space?

• A moon

• A comet

• A satellite

• An asteroid

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What are artificial satellites

• Man made objects that are put into space to orbit around the earth to help communication, and to study space

• A tool in space used to put weapons and bombs in space

• Tools in space to help astronauts study space

• An object in space that collects research

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

• mirror

• microscope

• oscilloscope

• satellite

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

• True

• False

There are 2,666 _____________ satellites currently orbiting the Earth.

• artificial

• natural

• unkown

______________ satellites help us communicate and even observe the distant Universe.

Artificial satellites are launched into space on rockets.

• True

• False

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