Space Flashcards
(19 cards)
Challenge of Manned Space Travel
Pressure Differential
Newton’s 1st Law
Objects with balanced forces acting on them will stay still or in constant motion
How to detect MicroWaves
Aerial and microwave reciever
Newton’s 2nd Law
An unbalanced force will cause a mass to have a change in it’s motion
How to detect visible light
Photographic film
Newton’s 3rd Law
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
How to detect Gamma Rays
Geiger Muller tube and counter
How to detect Ultraviolet light
Photographic film
How to detect Infrared light
Infrared Space telescopes
How to detect Radio waves
Radio space telescopes
Evidence of big bang
Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation, Red Shift
Order of EMS waves
Radio Microwave Infrared Visible-Light Ultraviolet X-Ray Gamma
When did Big Bang happen
13.8 Billion years ago
Challenge Of Space Travel
Travelling Large Distances
What is an asteroid
A small rocky body orbiting a star
What is an exo-planet
A planet outside of our solar system
What is a planet
A spherical ball of rock or gas orbiting a star. Do not emit light, reflect it
What is a dwarf planet
An object that orbits a star but is not large or spherical enough to be considered a planet
How to detect X-Rays
Photographic Film
