Go to the Quizzes Page Rockets and Satellites 0% 4 Created by AbuBakrShalabi Please write your name and email to receive your certificate. 1 / 15 Check all the types of probes. lander orbiter flyby jumper 2 / 15 A _____________ is a smaller object that orbits a larger object. satellite rocket probe lunar probe 3 / 15 Which is the best explanation for how a rocket works? A rocket can't work in a vacuum. The rocket exhaust pushes against the atmosphere to propel the rocket. The rocket pushes the exhaust backward, as the exhaust pushes the rocket forward. Hot exhaust is propelled out of the nozzle faster than the rocket moves. 4 / 15 Which 2 planets in our Solar System don't have any natural satellites? Mercury and Venus Neptune and Mars Jupiter and Pluto Earth and Saturn 5 / 15 This telescope will orbit the sun at a distance of 1 million miles from Earth to gather infrared waves. Spitzer James Webb Space Telescope Chandra Hubble Space Telescope 6 / 15 What do natural and artificial satellites have in common? they send information to the Earth they orbit celestial bodies the float outer space with no direction the don't have anything in common 7 / 15 What country put the first successful satellite in space? Soviet Union Canada England United States 8 / 15 Which planet in our Solar System has the most number of moons? Earth Saturn Mars Jupiter 9 / 15 The purpose of NASA is to oversee all space missions. True False 10 / 15 A _______________ is an unscrewed spacecraft sent from Earth to explore objects in space. satellite rocket probe telescope 11 / 15 This was the first man-made satellite. Sputnik 1 Voyager 1 Explorer 1 Galileo 1 12 / 15 Which of the following are examples of remotely controlled robotic space vehicles called rovers? (Choose 2) Opportunity Spirit Voyager 1 Voyager 2 13 / 15 What are the types of satellites? natural and organic natural and artificial artificial and homemade 14 / 15 The first satellite was put into space in the year ________. 2020 1980 1957 1840 15 / 15 A _____________ is a vehicle designed to propel itself by ejecting exhaust gas from one end. lunar probe rocket satellite probe Your score is 0% Restart quiz Go to the Quizzes Page