Space Travel and History

What force propels a rocket into space?

• Lift

• Thrust

• Drag

• Weight

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What force do engineers have to overcome in order to leave the atmosphere?

• Lift

• Drag

• Thrust

• Gravity/Weight

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If looking up in the night sky in 1957, what would be flying around the earth?

• Eamon

• Sputnik

• Dylan

• ISS

Who was the first person to walk on the moon?

• Robert Goddard

• Neil Armstrong

• Buzz Lightyear

• Michael Collins

WHAT STARTED THE SPACE RACE ?

• SOVIET UNION LAUNCHED SPUTNIK I

• UNITED STATES ESTABLISHED NASA

• THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE APOLLO PROGRAM

• 1ST FEMALE COSMONAUT LAUNCHED INTO SPACE

WHAT DOES NASA  STAND FOR ?  

• NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
• NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION FOR SPACE AND AIR EXPLORATION
• NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF SPACE AND AIR TRAVEL 
• NAUTICAL ADMINISTRATION AND SPACE TRAVEL

Which of the following is evidence for the US winning the space race?

• US LAUNCHED THEIR OWN SATELLITE

• USSR LAUNCHED A FEMALE ASTRONAUT INTO SPACE

• NEIL ARMSTRONG TOOK THE FIRST STEPS ON THE MOON

• JOHN GLENN ORBITED THE EARTH

What are the types of satellites?

• artificial & homemade

• natural & organic

• natural & artificial

Artificial satellites are used to study the Earth and other planets.

• True

• False

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Why do the astronaut's muscles get weak?

• the robot does their work
• lack of water
• low gravity
• not enough sleep

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