Space Exploration 4/16

What is the advantage of using a multi-stage rocket?

• prettier to look at

• they can carry more equipment

• Easier to maneuver for the astronauts

• Saves fuel and allows rockets to go farther into space

What Apollo mission was the first to successfully land a man on the moon?

• Apollo 1

• Apollo 2

• Apollo 11

• Apollo 13

Why was the space shuttle invented by NASA?

• to cut cost because it can be reused.

• because it was a pretty design

• it could lift off on its on

• it was heavy and would last a long time

How many countries are involved with the ISS?

• 1

• 10

• 15

• 100

Satellites collect data without being in direct contact with the object. This is called

• remote communication

• remote sensing

• indirect communication

• indirect sensing

Satellites are used for all of the following purposes except

• Communication

• Weather data

• other scientific data

• making objects appear larger or closer

Who was the first man to walk on the moon?

• John Glenn

• John Wayne

• Neil Armstrong

• Alan Shepard

The reaction force that propels a rocket forward is called

• velocity

• gravity

• orbit

• thrust

Exploration beyond the moon has been done by

• space probes with no human crew

• astronauts in space shuttles

• space probes with human crews

• the International Space Station

What is the main source of power for the International Space Station?

• oxygen

• nuclear energy

• rocket fuel

• solar panels