Space Technology — Unit test Answers

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Which statement correctly describes terrestrial planets?

A
They are made of mostly rock.
B
They are made of gases.
C
They are small objects of ice and dust.
D
They are very large compared to other planets.
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Which is a future NASA research project?

A
using a probe to collect data
B
conducting research from a space station
C
collecting samples on an asteroid
D
conducting a space mission with no people
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Which discovery did Galileo make to support the theory that the planets, including Earth, orbit the Sun?

A
Venus has phases.
B
The orbits of the planets are elliptical
C
Earth’s rotation causes the Sun to rise in the sky.
D
The planets move faster when they orbit closer to the Sun.
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Astronomers want to study a star in the Andromeda galaxy, the closest galaxy to our own.Which instrument has the advanced technology needed to study such a far-off object?

A
rover
B
telescope
C
satellite
D
orbiter
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Which type of star will become a black hole when it dies?

A
a protostar
B
a supergiant
C
a white dwarf
D
a red dwarf
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Which is one physical property that all stars have?

A
They are made of gases.
B
They shine very brightly.
C
They have a triangle shape.
D
They contain iron in their cores.
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Which tools are currently used to collect images during space exploration?

A
rovers and satellites
B
satellites and rockets
C
rockets and space shuttles
D
space shuttles and rovers
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Which quantity does a light-year measure?

A
distance
B
speed
C
time
D
volume
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Solar winds have an influence all the way to about 160 AU from the Sun. About how many kilometers is that?

A
24,000,000,000 km
B
48,000,000,000 km
C
240,000,000,000 km
D
480,000,000,000 km
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If astronomers discovered a new inner planet in the solar system, which characteristic would it most likely have?

A
large size
B
gaseous composition
C
many moons
D
fast revolution
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Which causes objects in the universe to resist a change in speed or direction?

A
gravity
B
inertia
C
motion
D
orbit
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Which is a factor that keeps Earth in orbit around the Sun?

A
the orbital path of the moon
B
the gravitational pull of the Sun
C
the continuous motion of the universe
D
Earth’s changing speed and direction
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Why did scientists struggle for thousands of years to accurately describe the solar system?

A
Venus has phases like the moon.
B
Many people spoke Italian and did not understand Latin.
C
The planets appeared to move backward in the sky occasionally.
D
Scientists could not explain why the Sun appeared to rise and set every day.
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Researchers aboard the International Space Station use the latest technology to advance our understanding of which concept?

A
soil and rocks
B
health and medicine
C
electromagnetic spectrum
D
radio waves in space
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What term specifically describes small chunks of rocks and debris in space that burn up in Earth’s atmosphere?

A
meteorites
B
meteoroids
C
meteors
D
meteorides

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