Unit 3, Lesson 4 Technology Helps Us Learn About Space

Early Aztec and Egyptian astronomers observed space with their ____________________.

• brains

• eyes

• telescopes

• microscopes

What year did scientists learn that the sun was the center of the universe?

• 1950

• 2020

• 1600s

• 1800s

Who was the first astronomer to use a telescope?

• Galileo

• Newton

• Franklin

• Einstein

The Earth is at the center of the universe. T or F

• True

• False

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The Space Age began _______. (multi-select - choose 3)

• in 1984

• in 1957

• when Sputnik launched

• when Kennedy was president

• in 2004

Sputnik was a Russian satellite and the first to go into space. T or F

• True

• False

Vehicles that move through space but are controlled from Earth are _____________.

• drones

• rockets

• space probes

• orbiters

The 3 ancient civilizations that built pyramids based on their observations of the sky were __________.

• Babylon

• Aztecs

• Mayans

• Seminoles

• Ancient Egyptians

People who design and build rockets are called _________.

• engineers

• smart

• telescopers

• rocketeers

"Space program technology" that we use in our homes is called a space __________.

• spin off

• technology

• probe

• station