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Solutions for Chapter 10: Space Missions
Below listed, you can find solutions for Chapter 10 of Maharashtra State Board SCERT Maharashtra for सायन्स अँड टेक्नॉलॉजी पार्ट १ [इंग्रजी] इयत्ता १० महाराष्ट्र राज्य मंडळ.
SCERT Maharashtra solutions for सायन्स अँड टेक्नॉलॉजी पार्ट १ [इंग्रजी] इयत्ता १० महाराष्ट्र राज्य मंडळ 10 Space Missions Choose the correct option. [Page 10]
Due to _______, we can gather information about worldwide events sitting at home.
world wide web
internet
artificial satellite
natural satellite
The first person to step on the moon is _______.
Neil Armstrong
Rakesh Sharma
Kalpana Chawla
Sunita Williams
The first artificial satellite _______ was sent to space by Soviet Union in 1957.
Apollo
Chandrayaan
Sputnik
Luna 2
If a spacecraft is to be sent to travel to outer space, it must have a minimum velocity of _______.
11.2 km/s
11.6 km/s
13.2 km/s
1.4 m/s
A group of students from COEP Pune sent a small satellite _______ through ISRO in 2016.
Luna 6
Apollo 6
Swayam
Param
The astronomical object closest to us is the _______.
Moon
Mars
Saturn
Mercury
SCERT Maharashtra solutions for सायन्स अँड टेक्नॉलॉजी पार्ट १ [इंग्रजी] इयत्ता १० महाराष्ट्र राज्य मंडळ 10 Space Missions Find odd one out. [Page 13]
Find the odd one out and give its explanation.
Sputnik
Moon
Swayam
Chandrayaan
SCERT Maharashtra solutions for सायन्स अँड टेक्नॉलॉजी पार्ट १ [इंग्रजी] इयत्ता १० महाराष्ट्र राज्य मंडळ 10 Space Missions Write the name [Page 19]
Write the name.
Astronauts of Indian origin -
Write the name.
India’s first satellite launching centre –
Write the name.
First artificial satellite launched by India –
Write the name.
Rocket Launching Centres in India -
SCERT Maharashtra solutions for सायन्स अँड टेक्नॉलॉजी पार्ट १ [इंग्रजी] इयत्ता १० महाराष्ट्र राज्य मंडळ 10 Space Missions Right or Wrong sentence [Page 22]
India is the first country to discover the existence of water on the moon.
Right
Wrong
The function of a satellite launcher is based on Newton's second law of motion.
Right
Wrong
SCERT Maharashtra solutions for सायन्स अँड टेक्नॉलॉजी पार्ट १ [इंग्रजी] इयत्ता १० महाराष्ट्र राज्य मंडळ 10 Space Missions Write scientific reasons [Page 25]
Write a scientific reason.
The velocity at the earth’s surface must be greater than the escape velocity of the earth.
Write scientific reason.
Space debris can be harmful to artificial satellites.
Write scientific reason.
Satellite launch vehicles are used to place satellites in their specific orbits.
Write scientific reason.
The Launch vehicles are very costly.
SCERT Maharashtra solutions for सायन्स अँड टेक्नॉलॉजी पार्ट १ [इंग्रजी] इयत्ता १० महाराष्ट्र राज्य मंडळ 10 Space Missions Solve the following Questions [Page 30]
What is meant by space debris?
Why there is need to manage the debris?
Bring out the contribution of India’s space missions.
Calculate the critical velocity of the satellite to be located at 35780 km above the surface of earth.
What is Medium Earth Orbit?
SCERT Maharashtra solutions for सायन्स अँड टेक्नॉलॉजी पार्ट १ [इंग्रजी] इयत्ता १० महाराष्ट्र राज्य मंडळ 10 Space Missions Distinguish between [Page 30]
Distinguish between:
High Earth orbit - Medium Earth orbit.
SCERT Maharashtra solutions for सायन्स अँड टेक्नॉलॉजी पार्ट १ [इंग्रजी] इयत्ता १० महाराष्ट्र राज्य मंडळ 10 Space Missions Write short notes [Page 31]
Write a short note.
Moon missions
Write a short note.
Mars missions
Write a short note.
Need and importance of space missions
SCERT Maharashtra solutions for सायन्स अँड टेक्नॉलॉजी पार्ट १ [इंग्रजी] इयत्ता १० महाराष्ट्र राज्य मंडळ 10 Space Missions Answer the Following [Pages 47 - 48]
Observe the figure and write the answers.

- Name the outer orbit.
- Which satellites revolve in low earth orbits?
- Which various orbits are given in the figure?
- Give an example of a launch vehicle based on Newton’s third law.
Explain why spacecraft take longer to reach the moon than light?
Write functions of Military satellite and Navigational satellite.
What is meant by an artificial satellite?
How are the satellites classified based on their functions?
Solve the problem.
If the mass of a planet is eight times the mass of the Earth and its radius is twice the radius of the Earth, what will be the escape velocity for that planet?
Explain:
Escape velocity on the moon is less than escape velocity on the earth.
Complete the following table.

SCERT Maharashtra solutions for सायन्स अँड टेक्नॉलॉजी पार्ट १ [इंग्रजी] इयत्ता १० महाराष्ट्र राज्य मंडळ 10 Space Missions Answer the following questions [Page 49]
Note the relationship between the entries in all the three columns in the table and rewrite the table.
| Column-1 (Location) |
Column-2 Height from the earth’s surface (km) |
Column-3 g (m/s2) |
| Earth’s surface (average) | 8.8 | 0.225 |
| Mount Everest | 36.6 | 9.81 |
| The highest height ever reached by man made balloon | 400 | 9.8 |
| Orbit of spacecraft | 35700 | 9.77 |
| Orbit of communication satellite | 0 | 8.7 |
SCERT Maharashtra solutions for सायन्स अँड टेक्नॉलॉजी पार्ट १ [इंग्रजी] इयत्ता १० महाराष्ट्र राज्य मंडळ 10 Space Missions Answer the following questions [Pages 54 - 55]
Write the names of India's satellite series and launchers?
What is meant by satellite launch vehicles?
Explain a satellite launch vehicle developed by ISRO with the help of a schematic diagram.
Read the following paragraphs and write the answers.
| Mars is the second closest celestial object to Earth after the Moon. It was sent to Mars by many nations. But since the campaign was difficult, almost half of the campaigns were not successful. But we have done something that we should be proud of. Launched by ISRO in November 2013 at a very low cost, the Mars rover was launched into Mars orbit in September 2014 and gained important information about the surface and atmosphere of Mars. |
- After the moon, which is the closest celestial object to the earth?
- When did ISRO launch Mars spacecraft?
- What important information did ISRO’s Mars rover get?
- Explain that specific velocity does not depend on the mass of the satellite.
Explain the need and importance of space missions.
Solutions for 10: Space Missions
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