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Satellite Life Cycle

Satellite Life Cycle

Satellite orbiting Earth

🚀 Part 1: Understanding Satellites

1. What is a satellite? Circle the best answer:

A machine that flies in space to do jobs like weather forecasting

A type of bird that flies very high

A car that drives on the moon

A computer that stays on Earth

2. Check all the jobs that satellites can do:

Help with GPS navigation

Predict the weather

Send TV signals

Cook dinner

Take photos of Earth

🔄 Part 2: Satellite Life Cycle Stages

3. Put the satellite life cycle stages in the correct order by matching them:
1. First stage
2. Second stage
3. Third stage
4. Final stage
A. Becomes space junk
B. Launch with rocket
C. Operation in space
D. End of working life
4. Fill in the blanks about the satellite life cycle:

Satellites are launched into space using a ____________. Once in space, they ____________ for many years doing important jobs. When they stop working, they reach their ____________ and eventually become ____________ floating in space.

🗑️ Part 3: Space Junk Problem

5. What is space junk? Circle the correct answer:

Old satellites and broken pieces floating in space

Rubbish that astronauts throw out the window

Rocks from other planets

Food scraps from space stations

6. Why is space junk a problem? Check all that apply:

It can hit and damage working satellites

It creates pollution in space

It makes space look untidy

It can be dangerous for future space missions

It blocks sunlight from reaching Earth

7. Write two ideas for how we could keep space clean and safe:

🎨 Part 4: Creative Activities

8. Draw a satellite in space. Include Earth below and some space junk around it:
9. Explain in your own words why it's important to manage satellites responsibly:
10. How do satellites help people in New Zealand? Give at least two examples:

🤔 Part 5: Think and Reflect

11. True or False? Circle your answer:

a) All satellites eventually become space junk: TRUE / FALSE

b) Space junk can be dangerous to working satellites: TRUE / FALSE

c) Satellites only help with TV signals: TRUE / FALSE

d) We should be responsible about what we put in space: TRUE / FALSE

12. What is the most interesting thing you learned about satellites today?

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