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Chapter 14 Vocab
Question | Answer |
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an instrument that can magnify the size of distant objects | telescope |
complete range of electromagnetic wave frequencies and wavelenghts | electromagnetic spectrum |
optical telescope that uses a double convex lens to bend light and form an image at the focal point | refracting telescope |
optical telescope that uses a concave mirror to focus light and form an image at the focal point | reflecting telescope |
building that can house and optical telescope | observataory |
collects and records radio waves traveling through space | radio telescope |
the force that propels an aircraft or missle | thrust |
engines that have everything they need for the burning of fuel | rocket |
is any object that revolves around another object | satellite |
the result of the satellite traveling forward while at the same time being pulled toward earth is a curved path around earth | orbit |
an instrument that gathers infor and sends it back to earth | space probe |
first step in the U.S. program to reach the moon that orbited a piloted spacecraft around earth and brought it back safely | project mercury |
second stage in the U.S. program to reach the moon in which an astronaut team connected with another spacecraft in orbit | project gemini |
final stage in the U.S. program to reach the moon in which Neil Armstrong was the first human to step onto the moon | project apollo |
astronaut of the former soviet union or present day russian space program | cosmonaut |
reusable spacecraft that can carry cargo astronauts and satellites to and from space | space shuttle |
has living quarters works and exercise areas and all the equipment and support systems needed for humans to live and work in space | space station |