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8th Grade Science Test 11 Flashcards

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1
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In which climate zone does every location have at least one day a year when the sun is directly overhead?

A

Tropics

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Which method of measuring time uses time zones?

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standard solar time

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What type of time is based on the stars?

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sidereal time

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The point on the celestial sphere directly above an observer

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zenith

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the first artificial satellite of Earth

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Sputnik 1

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the first satellite launched by the United States

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Explorer 1

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circle on the celestial sphere that runs directly overhead and through the celestial poles

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meridian

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the pan the sun follows in a year

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ecliptic

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a device that splits light into a spectrum for analysis

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spectroscope

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What system of timekeeping divides the day into hours A.M. and P.M.?

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12-hour time

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The equation of time is the relationship between solar time and

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apparent solar time

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What term refers to an unmanned spacecraft launched specifically to explore the unknown?

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space probe

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What are the two points on the path of the sun at which the sun is farthest from the celestial equator?

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solstices

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In what type of orbit does a satellite stay above the same point on the Earth’s surface?

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geostationary (orbit)

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Which calendar system is now used in most nations?

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Gregorian calendar

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What term refers to the earth’s slow “wobble” on its axis that causes the pole star to change?

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precession (of the equinoxes)

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What visible-light telescope was launched into space in 1990?

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Hubble Space Telescope

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18
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What unit of time is based on the period Earth takes to orbit the sun one?

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solar year

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used to study the heavens

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astronomical

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perform a variety of functions, such as making maps, forecasting crop production, spotting forest fires, and surveying cities

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Earth observation

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relay telephone conversations an radio and television broadcasts

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communications

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include the satellites of the Global Positioning System

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navigational

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a telescope that uses a mirror as the objective

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reflecting telescope

24
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the abbreviation that stands for after death

A

anno Domini

25
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the technique in which computer-controlled mirrors constantly flex and bend to correct for atmospheric distortion

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adaptive optics

26
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When white light shines through a gas and then passes through a prism, the broad spectrum of color will show narrow, dark lines called

A

absorption lines

27
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the mean solar time at Earth’s prime meridian

A

UTC (or coordinated universal time)

28
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a circumpolar star that crosses the meridian between the visible celestial pole and the horizon is making an ___ transit

A

lower

29
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In which type of orbit does a satellite cross the equator at the same local mean solar time on every orbit?

A

sun-synchronous orbit

30
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Which type of orbit would a spacecraft use to increase its altitude?

A

Hohmann transfer orbit

31
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From which calendar do the English month names come?

A

Julian

32
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What was the first space station designed so that it could be expanded?

A

Mir

33
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What astronomical event marks the beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere?

A

December solstice

34
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What United States’ space program landed a man on the moon?

A

Apollo

35
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At an altitude of 500 miles above the earth, a satellite with a speed of 16,700 mph will have a circular orbit. Which of the following describes the orbit of a satellite at an altitude of 500 miles and a speed of 17,100 mph?

A

The satellite will have an elliptical orbit with the lowest point at 500 miles and the highest point above 500 miles.

36
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What rocket design did the United States use to launch manned moon missions?

A

Saturn V

37
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What term refers to the highest point of the orbit of an earth-orbiting satellite?

A

apogee

38
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What part of a telescope collects the light?

A

objective

39
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The term that refers to the speed of a spacecraft must be traveling at to leave Earth’s gravity without using its rockets anymore

A

escape velocity

40
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The unite of time, larger than a day, that is not based on the motion of a heavenly body

A

week

41
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the first type of spacecraft designed to be reused

A

space shuttle

42
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a rocket that can be stored for years with the fuel loaded

A

solid-fuel rocket

43
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scientists can use multiple radio telescopes to produce images more detailed than possible with a single radio telescope by using the technique called

A

interferometry

44
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the two points at which the path of the sun crosses the celestial equator

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equinoxes

45
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the two basic kinds of optical telescopes

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refracting telescope

reflecting telescope

46
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first American in space

A

Alan Shepard

47
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first woman in space

A

Valentine Tereshkova

48
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Father of Modern Rocketry

A

Robert Goddard

49
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first man in space

A

Yuri Gagarin

50
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first American to orbit the earth

A

John Glenn

51
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German-born engineer who became the United States’ top rocket designer

A

Wernher von BraunJohn Gl

52
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first man to set foot on the moon

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Neil Armstrong

53
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explain why the Julian and Gregorian calendars have leap years and contrast how these calendars determine which years are leap years.

A

Leap years are needed because there is not a whole number of days in a solar year.
In the Julian calendar, every fourth is a leap year.
The Gregorian calendar’s major difference from the Julian calendar is the elimination of leap years for all century years except those evenly divisible by 400.

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