Section 4 — The Space Age

Question 1

What are four kinds of artificial satellites?

Answer 1

Communication satellites, weather satellites, navigation satellites, and scientific satellites.

Question 2

What is the basic function of a communications satellite?

Answer 2

Communications satellites beam television programs, radio messages, telephone conversations, and other kinds of information all over the world.

Question 3

What is the basic function of a weather satellite?

Answer 3

Artificial weather satellies track weather patterns and weather conditions all over the world.

Question 4

What is the basic function of a navigation satellite?

Answer 4

They send precise, continoues signals to ships and airplanes.

Question 5

What is the basic function of a scientific satellite?

Answer 5

Scientific satellites help scientist to observe the Earth and the universe.

Question 6

Why are applications of space technology called spinoffs?

Answer 6

Because they have been “spun off” the space program.