Question

instruments used to discover our galaxy - v2
read the sentences and use the word bank to fill in the blanks. each blank can be filled with one or two words from the box.
word bank:
probes voyager satellites hubble rovers curiosity perseverance telescopes
keck sensors spacecraft landers insight black holes water universe

1. scientists use different ______________ to study space and learn about stars, planets, and galaxies.
2. ______________ are unmanned spacecraft that travel in space to gather information.

______________ 1 and 2 sent back data about planets, moons, and interstellar space.

1. ____________ orbit planets and collect data about the earth and space. the ____________ space

telescope helped discover that the ______________ is expanding faster.

1. ____________ are robots that explore the surface of planets. the mars rover ____________ found

evidence of ancient ____________. the rover ____________ is looking for signs of past life.

1. ______________ collect and magnify light from stars and planets so scientists can study them. the

______________ observatory in hawaii and the chandra x - ray observatory help scientists study things like
______________.

1. ____________ measure temperature, light, radiation, and other things in space. the ____________

lander on mars uses sensors to study the planets surface and earthquakes.

1. ____________ travel in space and can carry humans or instruments. ____________ are designed to

land on planets or moons and study the surface.
example spacecraft: ____________; example lander: ____________.

1. the hubble space telescope helped discover ______________ energy and that the universe is expanding

faster. mars rovers like curiosity and perseverance found signs of ______________ on mars.

Explanation:

1. "Telescopes" are common instruments for space study.
2. "Probes" are unmanned, and "Voyager" is a well - known probe.
3. "Satellites" orbit, "Hubble" is a famous space telescope, and the "Universe" is what's expanding.
4. "Rovers" explore, "Curiosity" found water evidence, and "Perseverance" looks for past life.
5. "Telescopes" collect light, "Keck" is an observatory, and "Black holes" are studied.
6. "Sensors" measure, and "InSight" is a Mars lander.
7. "Spacecraft" travel, "Landers" land, examples like "Voyager" (spacecraft) and "InSight" (lander).
8. "Dark" energy (a known discovery by Hubble), and "water" (found by Mars rovers).

Answer:

1. Telescopes
2. Probes; Voyager
3. Satellites; Hubble; Universe
4. Rovers; Curiosity; water; Perseverance
5. Telescopes; Keck; Black holes
6. Sensors; InSight
7. Spacecraft; Landers; Voyager; InSight
8. Dark; water