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Science Vocab Finals
rockets/space program
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| rocket | a device that expels gas in one direction to move in the opposite |
| thrust | the reaction force that propels a rocket forward |
| velocity | speed in a given direction |
| orbital velocity | velocity a rocket must achieve to establish an orbit around earth |
| escape velocity | the velocity the rocket must achieve to fly beyond earths gravitational pull |
| satellite | an object that revolves around another object in space |
| space shuttle | a spacecraft that can carry people to space return to earth, and be reused again for the same purpose |
| space station | a large artificial satellite on which people can work and live on for a long time |
| space probe | a 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 | an item originally developed for use in space but also has uses on earth |
| remote sensing | collection of info about earth and other objects in space without being in direct contact |
| geosynchronous orbit | a satellite that orbits earth at the same rate thus staying over the same place on earth |
| Apollo | The American effort to land astronauts on the moon |
| John Glenn | First man to orbit Earth |
| Alan Shepard | First AMerican in Space |
| Laika | The first living creature in space-Soviet dog |
| Sputnik | The soviet satellite that kicked off the Space Race |
| Yuri Gargarin | the first human in space |
| NASA | The USA space program-National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| Freedom | Launched the first American in space |
| ISS | America and 15 other countries helped launched the space station where scientist from all over can live |
| Mir | the soviet space station |
| Cassini | space probe exploring Saturn's moons |
| Galileo | provided detailed images and data about Jupiter and its mooon |
| Discovery | a space shuttle |
| Challenger | One of the 2 American shuttles that were destroyed during flights |
| Lunar Prospector | a space probe that found evidence of water ice and other materials on the moon |
| GPS | global positioning system |
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