Welcome to your Satellites (STUDY BY TOPICS JUNIOR CLASS) NAME EMAIL PHONE NUMBER 1. Lu Parente is trying to make a satellite phone call from Rattlesnake Park. When placing the call he hears the following error message: "The number you have dialed is not in service." He tried to call our customer service number by dialing 905 272 5665, what is he doing wrong? Lu is not registered to the network. Lu cannot dial Canadian numbers with an American satellite phone. Lu's view of the sky is obstructed. The SIM card needs to be inserted. Lu should be dialing +1 905 272 5665. 2. Roughly how many HD services can you fit on a single transponder? 1 12 20 5 3. An Earth satellite is in an elliptical orbit. The satellite travels fastest when it is None of the above Farthest from the Earth. Nearest the Earth. It travels at constant speed everywhere in orbit. 4. What prevents satellites such as the space shuttle from falling? Nothing; they are continually falling as they orbit the Earth. Centrifugal force The absence of air drag Gravity Centripetal force 5. The Ofeq satellites was launched in what year 1958 1968 1988 1978 6. The Blue Streak satellites was lauched by which country Japan France U.S.A Australia 7. Rocco is using a satellite phone from his porch. He calls in complaining that his service only works for a few minutes at a time and then drops out. What is the most likely problem? The customer does not have full view of the sky. The antenna is not properly attached. The customer is not using the proper dialing pattern. The battery needs to be charged. The customer has run out of minutes. 8. Where is the GPS satellite Navstar operation located? California New York Wyoming Colorado 9. The Sputnik 1 was lauched by which country Australia U.S.A France Japan 10. An airplane that flies at 100 km/h in a 100 km/h hurricane crosswind has a ground speed of 100 km/h. 141 km/h. 0 km/h. 200 km/h 11. A lunar month is about 28 days. If the moon were closer to the Earth than it is now, the lunar month would be Unchanged at 28 days More than 28 days. None of the above Less than 28 days. 12. An Earth satellite is simply a projectile None of the above Freely falling around the Earth. Approaching the Earth from outer space Floating motionless in space near the Earth. 13. The Nigeria SAT 1 is used for Communication Surveillance Weather Observation 14. Which type of satellite is used by the military Communication Observation Weather Reconnaissance 15. The Osumi satellites was launched by which country Japan Australia U.S.A France 16. How many of the launches of the GPS satellites have failed? All but 24 3 12 5 1 17. A lunar month is about 28 days. If the moon were farther from the Earth than it is now, the lunar month would be Less than 28 days. More than 28 days. Difficult to predict without much more information. About 28 days. 18. What did Bradford Parkinson receive as an award or his impacton the GPS satellite project? A Charles Stark Draper Prize A Chocolate Bar A Nobel Piece Prize A Medal 19. The Rohini satellites was launched in what year 1959 1979 1989 1969 20. Which of the following is not a vector quantity? Acceleration Speed None are vector quantities. Velocity 1 out of 20 Time is Up! Time's up
