Science Test 9 Review

3. The term ... describes how fast a wave oscillates.
4. The electromagnetic ... consist of a vibrating electric field and a magnetic field.
8. Mercury appears to be a beautiful royal blue.
9. The planet closest to the sun.
11. The planet best known for its rings.
17. Placed into orbit by a space shuttle to aid astronomers in their studies of the heavens.
18. I was America's first person in space.
19. I developed the reflecting telescope.
21. First space flight to land on the moon.
23. I discovered the planet Uranus.
24. I was the first to make extensive use of telescopes to study the heavens.
25. First artificial object ever put into space.
26. Mars is one of the ... planets
27. Rotating stars that emit directional beams of radiowaves.
30. I discovered that white light is made up of many colors.
31. Any back and forth motion that repeatedly follows the same pattern is called...
33. People who journey into outer space are called...
37. ... is the turning back or turning aside of any wave when it hits an obstacle.
40. I was the first man to travel in space.
43. Jupiter's moon
44. I am known as the "Father of Modern Rocketry"
46. The high point of a wave is called the...
47. First U.S. space station
48. Light travels at ... miles per second.
49. First spacecraft designed to be reused.

1. A ... is any object that orbits a larger object.
2. Jupiter is the ... in the solar system
5. A ... device that splits light into a spectrum for analysis.
6. The planet with the Great Red Spot
7. Jupiter is one of the ... planets.
10. A single rise or depression in a wave is called the...
12. The low point of a wave is called the...
13. Space station being developed by a group of over 15 nations.
14. A device used to make distant objects appear clearer and closer.
15. Whatever carries a wave is called the...
16. I was the first American to orbit the earth.
20. The movement of energy from one place to another is called a(n)...
22. The planet often called the morning star
28. I was the astronautical engineer who helped make the United States the leader in space exploration.
29. A ... is an unmanned spacecraft launched specifically to explore the unknown.
32. The "red planet"
34. The planet with windspeeds of over 1,200 mph
35. The orbit that allows a satellite to remain in the same spot above the earth at all times is the ...orbit.
36. A ... satellite would relay a phone call from England to Australia.
38. First U.S. satellite
39. Russian space station designed for modules to be added.
41. I was the first human being to set foot on the moon.
42. Meteorologists would use information from a ...satellite to learn of a coming hurricane.
45. The planet that is tipped on its side