Space Flashcards

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Challenge of Manned Space Travel

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Pressure Differential

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Newton’s 1st Law

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Objects with balanced forces acting on them will stay still or in constant motion

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How to detect MicroWaves

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Aerial and microwave reciever

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Newton’s 2nd Law

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An unbalanced force will cause a mass to have a change in it’s motion

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5
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How to detect visible light

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Photographic film

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Newton’s 3rd Law

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For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

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7
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How to detect Gamma Rays

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Geiger Muller tube and counter

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How to detect Ultraviolet light

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Photographic film

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9
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How to detect Infrared light

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Infrared Space telescopes

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10
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How to detect Radio waves

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Radio space telescopes

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11
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Evidence of big bang

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Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation, Red Shift

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Order of EMS waves

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Radio Microwave Infrared Visible-Light Ultraviolet X-Ray Gamma

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13
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When did Big Bang happen

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13.8 Billion years ago

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14
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Challenge Of Space Travel

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Travelling Large Distances

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15
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What is an asteroid

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A small rocky body orbiting a star

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What is an exo-planet

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A planet outside of our solar system

17
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What is a planet

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A spherical ball of rock or gas orbiting a star. Do not emit light, reflect it

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What is a dwarf planet

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An object that orbits a star but is not large or spherical enough to be considered a planet

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How to detect X-Rays

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Photographic Film