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Directions: Use 5.1 book pages (pgs 222-231) to answer the following
questions. Highlight the sentences in your book pages as you find them.
1- Energy traveling as electromagnetic waves is called _________________.
2- _________________________ is the distance between two adjacent
crests or troughs of a wave.
3- All these wavelengths and frequencies make up what we is called the
____________________.
4- A ________________________ is a continuous range of a single feature.
5- List all the parts of the electromagnetic spectrum that are listed on page
222 and page 223.
6- Electromagnetic waves can be generated by devices such as _________,
_________, and flashlights.
7- Electromagnetic radiation is also generated by ______________.
8- In small amounts, electromagnetic radiation can be very _____________.
9- Ultraviolet radiation can cause ______________________.
10- Telescopes are one way to learn about objects in _____________.
11- All forms of electromagnetic radiation from space can be collected by
____________________.
12- Observations of Earth from space-called ________________-are made
from satellites.
13- Images from ____________ -sensing satellites provide a variety of
____________. They show evidence of human _________, such as cities.
14- Infrared images can show ___________ and cleared ___________.
15- Images can also show forest ________________ and can be used to
warn people of the danger.
16- Weather satellites provide images of _________ and __________, such
as hurricanes.
17- Visible light allows you to see the surface of ______________ and how
other objects in space might look.
18- Different types of ____________ can be used to produce images to reveal
features not visible to the eye.
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Directions: Use 5.2 book pages (pgs 238-247) to answer the following questions.
Highlight the sentences in your book pages as you find them.
1-_________________, the first space shuttle, was launched on April 12, 1981.
2-_________________ are used to travel to and from orbits close to Earth.
3-The computers on the telescopes gather data on an object and send the data to
______________.
4-Another way to study distant objects such as planets and comets is to send a
_____________ to gather data and analyze samples.
5-Telescopes in space, such as the ________________________ shown above,
have produced many exciting images.
6-The Hubble Space Telescope detects light from objects in space, and sends
images back to ___________.
7-The ______________________________ was sent into orbit in 1991.
8-The ______________________________ was launched eight years later.
9-These _____________ were placed in space because Earth’s atmosphere blocks
most x-rays and gamma rays.
10-A space __________ is an unscrewed vehicle that carries scientific instruments to
distant objects in space.
11-Computers and other technologies are used to launch and control
______________ and instruments, to navigate spacecraft, and to send and
______________ instructions and information.
12-An ____________________ is any human-made object placed in orbit around a
body in space.
13-_______________ satellites, such as those used in search and rescue operations,
are also in Earth orbit.
14-Remote-sensing satellites are used to map and monitor Earth’s ________.
15-For example, remote-sensing satellites identify sources of ___________,
____________ crops to watch the spread of disease, and monitor global
__________________ as well as ocean and land heights.
16-Remote-sensing data can also provide valuable information on how Earth’s
surface is ____________ over time.
17-Images taken by remote-sensing satellite called ____________ show changes in
the Mississippi delta over time.
18-_________________ satellites provide a big-picture view of Earth’s atmosphere.
19-Communications satellites relay ___________, including Internet service and
some television and radio broadcasts.
20-GPS satellites continuously send _________________.