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Chapter 22 Vocabulary for ISN
Please glue the TERMS to the page! Match the term with the definition and
use the definition as a flap OVER the term.
includes radio
waves, visible
light, gamma
rays, X rays,
ultraviolet light,
infrared waves,
and microwaves.
Forms of these
differ in their
frequencies.
an optical
telescope
that uses
light and a
concave
mirror to
produce
magnified
images.
used to study radio
waves that travel
through space.
Because the waves
they measure pass
freely through
Earth’s atmosphere,
these telescopes are
usually useful 24
hours a day.
the first
artificial
satellite
launched in
1957 the
former Soviet
Union
the number
of wave
crests that
pass a given
point per unit
of time.
a building
which often
has a roof
that can be
opened for
viewing and
usually contains
an optical
telescope.
300,000 km/s.
when a computer
helps correct
poor images by
adjusting for
changes in
mirror
distortions,
changes in temp,
and bad viewing
conditions.
an optical
telescope that
uses light and
convex lenses
to produce
magnified
images.
when a laser is used
to probe the
atmosphere and
relay information to
a computer about
air turbulence. The
computer then
adjusts the
telescope’s mirror
thousands of times a
second to make
images clearer
the curved
a special motor
any object that
path that a
that doesn’t
revolves around
satellite follows
require air.
another object
in an orbit.
gathers and
transmits
information to
Earth . Some
of these
unoccupied
crafts have
travelled to the
edge of the
solar system.
the name of
the first step
in the U.S.
program to
reach the
Moon
first U.S.
citizen in space
(in 1961)
twin, reflecting
telescopes
located on Mauna
Kea in Hawaii that
can be used
together to more
than double their
ability to
distinguish
objects.
a reusable
spacecraft for
transporting
people,
satellites, and
other materials
to and from
space.
electromagnetic
radiation
arranged by
wavelength
where light
that is bent by
the lens or
reflected by
the mirror
comes together
to form an
image
the first U.S.
citizen to orbit
Earth
(in 1962)
permanent
places in space
for humans to
live and work
located outside
Earth’s atmosphere.
This expensive piece
of equipment was
originally launched
with a mistake in
shaping its largest
mirror. Once the
mistake was
repaired in 1999, it
sent back images of
a large cluster of
galaxies.
another name
for the North
Star, it can be
used with an
astrolabe to
determine your
position on
Earth.
the second step in
the Moon race.
In this project,
teams of
astronauts met
and connected
with orbiting
spacecraft and
studied the
effects of space
travel on humans.
a space probe
that explored
Saturn and its
largest moon,
Titan.
the first human
to set foot on
the Moon
a Soviet
cosmonaut who
was the first
human in space.
the name of
the final step
in the U.S.
program to land
people on the
Moon.
mapped the Moon’s
structure and
composition. Because
no material was
thrown up when this
was ordered to
crash, more studies
were needed to see
if water existed in
craters at the
Moon’s poles.
A Martian probe that
descended to the
surface using rockets
and a parachute
system to slow its
descent. Large
balloons absorbed the
shock of the landing.
It carried a remote
controlled robot
rover called
Sojourner.
a system of
satellites,
computers, and
receivers that are
able to determine
the latitude and
longitude of a
receiver on Earth
by calculating
time differences.
refracting
telescope
Frequency
adaptive
optics
space
probe
observatory
active
optics
Project
Mercury
rocket
Alan B.
Shepard
reflecting
telescope
satellite
radio
telescope
orbit
speed
of
light
Electromagnetic
radiation.
Sputnik I
the space
probe
Cassini
space
shuttle
GPS, or
Global
Positioning
System
Neil
Armstrong
Lunar
Prospector
space
station
Project
Gemini
John
Glenn
Project
Apollo
Keck
telescopes
Hubble
Space
Telescope
focal
point
Yuri
Gagarin
Pathfinder
electromagnetic
Polaris
spectrum