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T or F: Satellites are objects that move in a circle around another object.
True
T or F: We do not use satellites to communicate with others.
False
What kind of satellites are used to send messages from one part of the world to another?
communication satellites
GPS stands for ...
Global Positioning System (GPS)
T or F: The moon gives off its own light.
False
T or F: Moon is not a satellite.
False
What instrument is used for viewing objects in space?
telescope
Earth is a satellite
True
What vocabulary word means "far away"? urban or remote
remote
What vocabulary word means "able to do something"? capacity or capable
capable
T or F: Sending a satellite into space is very easy to do.
False
T or F: Communication satellites study and record weather patterns.
False
The first ever artificial satellite sent
into space was called Sputnik 1. It was launched in 1957 by.....
The Soviet Union
T or F: All
satellites have a power source and an antenna.
True
What does the vocabulary word "function" mean?
a job; the work something does
T or F: Satellites travel into space using
rockets
True
