Vocabulary - Gathering Information In Space
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STUDENT RESOURCE 7.1
Vocabulary
INFORMATION SHEET
flyby a flight close by a planet to
space probe a spacecraft that
collect observations
explores the solar system and
Many space probes never land.
carries instruments, but not people
Instead, they make images of
Some space probes land on
planets as they pass by in space.
planets and send back information.
They send the images back to
Others fly past planets and never
Earth. Computers decode the
land.
images.
satellite an object that revolves
around a planet
The Moon is a natural satellite.
People have also put many
satellites in orbit around Earth.
Some satellites collect information
about weather. Some do science
research. Others photograph
Earth’s surface or help send phone
and TV signals.
SPACE • SECTION 7 GATHERING INFORMATION IN SPACE
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