Space Club 14

Space Exploration

​PART 1: THE PAST

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Multiple Choice

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

• 48 hours

• 43 hours

• 24 hours

• 13 hours

Multiple Choice

What is NOT happening during the countdown?

• Shuttle Assembly

• System Activation

• Weather Updates

• Safety Checks

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

Multiple Choice

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

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which space vehicle was used in the Apollo program?

Multiple Choice

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?

• Apollo 18

• Apollo 16

• Apollo 17

• Apollo 19

Multiple Choice

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

• 1980

• 1981

• 1982

• 1983

Multiple Choice

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

• True

• False

Multiple Select

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

• They can transport more material.

• They are easier to navigate.

• They are cheaper to build.

• They are more comfortable.

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Multiple Choice

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

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

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

• main engine

• vertical stabilizer

• external tank

• solid rocket boosters

Multiple Choice

External tank is used for storing

• water

• oxygen

• fuel

• tools

Multiple Choice

Two solid rocket boosters are used to

• steer the rocket in the right direction.

• stabilize the rocket.

• return shuttle back to Earth safely.

• help the space shuttle get off the ground.

Multiple Choice

Two solid rocket boosters separate from the shuttle when

• it leaves Earth's gravity.

• the fuel stored in them gets used up.

• it leaves the atmosphere.

• it's about to initiate reentry.

Multiple Choice

Can you reuse solid rocket boosters?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Space shuttles land like ...

• helicopters

• airplanes

• air baloons

Multiple Choice

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

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The first space shuttle was named Enterprise after

• the spaceship in the TV show Star Trek.

• the company that funded its launch.

• the schooner used to capture the pirate ships.

Multiple Select

Select the shuttles that did fly to space:

• Columbia

• Challenger

• Discovery

• Atlantis

• Endeavor

Multiple Select

Which two shuttles exploded killing all its crew?

• Columbia

• Challenger

• Discovery

• Atlantis

• Endeavor

Multiple Choice

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.

• Columbia

• Challenger

• Discovery

• Atlantis

• Endeavor

Multiple Choice

When did the last shuttle fly?

• 2000

• 2011

• 2015

• 2021

Multiple Choice

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

• Columbia

• Challenger

• Discovery

• Atlantis

• Endeavor

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​Happy teaching!

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​Video about the ISS

< Space station 20 years ago

Space Station now V

Multiple Choice

The International Space Station orbits the earth every

• 12 hours

• 24 hours

• 90 minutes = 1.5 hours

• 360 minutes = 6 hours

Multiple Choice

How big is the International Space Station?

Multiple Choice

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

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The International Space Station can support the crew of

• 6-7 people

• 2-3 people

• 8-10 people

• 12 people

Multiple Choice

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

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

• They have a lot of free time.

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

• They want to stay in shape.

You did great, Space Explorers!

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