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Sun and Space Technology 1. What is the correct arrangement of these structures from largest to smallest? Universe, galaxy, solar system, earth 2. What is the solar system? Arrangement of planets orbiting the sun 3. When they are in orbit around Earth, astronauts must get used to weightlessness 4. An object that orbits another, larger object in space is called a satellite 5. Earth is able to sustain life due to Atmosphere, water, distance from the sun 6. Which type of mission can provide information about more than one planet? flyby 7. Which type of mission often involves collecting and testing samples from a planet’s surface? lander 8. Asteroids and comets that cross the orbit of Earth are classified as _______________. Near Earth Object 9. Which of these missions would NOT be used to explore another planet? Space Station 10. The sun appears larger than other visible stars because it is ______ than they are. closer 11. Satellites are technology that people have put into orbit around Earth. They have many different uses. Which of the following is not a way in which satellites are used? Navigation, communication, weather 12. During a total solar eclipse the sun's outer atmosphere is visible. What is the name of this part of the sun? Corona 13. The sun is composed mostly of which element? hydrogen 14. Which of the following statements best describes the sun? It is a medium sized star 15. The cooler dimmer areas of the sun's surface are known as _________. sunspots 16. The bright,visible surface of the sun is known as the _________. photosphere 17. Large, violent solar eruptions that occur near sunspots are _____________. Solar flares 18. The diameter of the sun is __________ that of the Earth. More than 100 times 19.The Earth’s magnetic field protects us from solar winds and produces a phenomenon known as ____________. auroras 20. In the 50 years since people first started launching spacecraft into space, their uses have evolved. Today, spacecraft serve a number of human purposes. Name 3 Learn the effects of space on people Learn the effects of space on plants Explore planets and moons 21. Why can the Hubble Space Telescope produce very clear images? It does not have to see through the atmosphere True or False: Bubble A for True and B for false 22. Electromagnetic radiation is energy that travels as waves. T 23. The Kepler Mission is a telescope that searches for Earth-like planets. T 24. Neptune is the largest planet in our Solar System. F 25. CloudSat Satellite is used for navigation. F 26. An object must have an Earth-crossing orbit in order to collide with Earth. F 27. Mass and speed affect the gravitational pull between two objects. T 28. The order of the planets starting closest to the Sun are: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. T 29. Chandra 30. Spitzer 31. Fermi 32. Hubble xray infrared gamma ray visible