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6th Astr Ch 6/3&4
6th Astronomy Chap 2 Sec 3&4
Question | Answer |
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space shuttle | spacecraft that can carry a crew into space & be reused |
space station | large sattelite on which people can live & work for long periods |
space probe | spacecraft that carries scientific instruments that can collect data |
rovers | small robots that move around on the surface |
vacuum | a place that is empty of all matter |
microgravity | a feeling of weightlessness |
space spinoff | item that has uses on Earth, but was developed to be used in space |
remote sensing | collecting information about Earth w/o being in direct contact |
geosynchronous orbit | a satellite that stays over the same place on Earth all the time |