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the electromagnetic __________ consists of a vibrating electric field and a magnetic field
waves
A __________ is any object that orbits a larger object
satellite
A _____________ is an unmanned spacecraft launched specifically to explore the unknown
space probe
light travels at __________ miles per second
186,000 miles
The term ___________ describes how fast a wave oscillates
frequency
____________ is the turning back or turning aside of any wave when it hits an obstacle
reflection
The ___________ is a device used to make distant objects appear clearer and closer
telescope
A ____________ is a device that splits light into a spectrum for analysis
spectroscope
________________ are rotating stars that emit directional beams of radio waves
Pulsars
People who journey into outer space are called _________
astronauts
A _____________ satellite would relay a phone call from England to Australia
Communications
Meteorologists would use information from a __________ satellite to learn of a coming hurricane.
Navigational
Any back and forth motion that repeatedly follows the same patters is called________
Oscillation
Mars is one of the ___________planets
Inner
Jupiter is on of the ___________ planets
outer
first artificial object ever put in space
Sputnik 1
