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Space Club 14

Space Club 14

Assessment

Presentation

Science

1st - 5th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

NGSS
MS-PS2-1, MS-ETS1-1, MS-PS1-2

+5

Standards-aligned

Created by

Tanya Aisley

Used 14+ times

FREE Resource

5 Slides • 29 Questions

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Space Exploration

​PART 1: THE PAST

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Complete the phrase: "3,2,1, ..."

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Multiple Choice

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How many hours before the launch does the countdown clock start?

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48 hours

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43 hours

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24 hours

4

13 hours

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Multiple Choice

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What is NOT happening during the countdown?

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Shuttle Assembly

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System Activation

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Weather Updates

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Safety Checks

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What do you think it would be like to travel to space?

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Multiple Choice

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True or False: Even in early space missions by the Apollo program astronauts used shuttles to go to space.

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True

2

False

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Multiple Choice

Which space vehicle was used in the Apollo program?

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2
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Multiple Choice

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Apollo program's last flight happened in 1972. What number was the last Apollo mission if it was 6 missions after the first Moon landing?

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Apollo 18

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Apollo 16

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Apollo 17

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Apollo 19

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Multiple Choice

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First space shuttle took off 4 years before I was born. If I was born in 1985, when did that happen?

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1980

2

1981

3

1982

4

1983

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Multiple Choice

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Space shuttles can fly to outer space and back multiple times.

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True

2

False

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Multiple Select

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Select three other advantages of space shuttles compared to the rockets that came before them.

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They can transport more material.

2

They are easier to navigate.

3

They are cheaper to build.

4

They are more comfortable.

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Fill in the Blank

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What is another name for the space shuttle?

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Multiple Choice

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Liquid hydrogen and liquid methane burn to power shuttle's main engines.

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True

2

False

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Multiple Choice

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What part of the space shuttle acts like a rudder on a boat?

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main engine

2

vertical stabilizer

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external tank

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solid rocket boosters

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Multiple Choice

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External tank is used for storing

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water

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oxygen

3

fuel

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tools

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Multiple Choice

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Two solid rocket boosters are used to

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steer the rocket in the right direction.

2

stabilize the rocket.

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return shuttle back to Earth safely.

4

help the space shuttle get off the ground.

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Multiple Choice

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Two solid rocket boosters separate from the shuttle when

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it leaves Earth's gravity.

2

the fuel stored in them gets used up.

3

it leaves the atmosphere.

4

it's about to initiate reentry.

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Multiple Choice

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Can you reuse solid rocket boosters?

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Yes

2

No

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Multiple Choice

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Space shuttles land like ...

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helicopters

2

airplanes

3

air baloons

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Multiple Choice

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True or False: The first space shuttle actually did not fly to space.

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True

2

False

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Multiple Choice

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The first space shuttle was named Enterprise after

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the spaceship in the TV show Star Trek.

2

the company that funded its launch.

3

the schooner used to capture the pirate ships.

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Multiple Select

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Select the shuttles that did fly to space:

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Columbia

2

Challenger

3

Discovery

4

Atlantis

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Endeavor

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Multiple Select

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Which two shuttles exploded killing all its crew?

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Columbia

2

Challenger

3

Discovery

4

Atlantis

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Endeavor

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Multiple Choice

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Guess which shuttle carried Hubble Space Telescope into orbit.

It had the same name as the vessel used in the early 1600s by Henry Hudson to explore Hudson Bay and search for a northwest passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

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Columbia

2

Challenger

3

Discovery

4

Atlantis

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Endeavor

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Multiple Choice

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When did the last shuttle fly?

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2000

2

2011

3

2015

4

2021

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Multiple Choice

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Which shuttle can you see today in the California Space Center?

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Columbia

2

Challenger

3

Discovery

4

Atlantis

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Endeavor

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​Happy teaching!

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< Space station 20 years ago

Space Station now V

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Multiple Choice

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The International Space Station orbits the earth every

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12 hours

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24 hours

3

90 minutes = 1.5 hours

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360 minutes = 6 hours

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Multiple Choice

How big is the International Space Station?

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2
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Multiple Choice

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You cannot see the International Space Station with the naked eye.

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True

2

False

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Multiple Choice

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The International Space Station can support the crew of

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6-7 people

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2-3 people

3

8-10 people

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12 people

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Multiple Choice

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Why do astronauts work out for at least 2 hours each day?

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They won't be able to sleep if they don't.

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They have a lot of free time.

3

Their bones and muscle will lose mass if they don't.

4

They want to stay in shape.

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You did great, Space Explorers!

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Space Exploration

​PART 1: THE PAST

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