Unit 5 Space Exploration

What is the reusable space craft used to transport supplies and people to and from space?

• space probe

• telescope

• space shuttle

• satelite

What recent invention allowed us to gain more knowledge of Mars?

• telescope

• rover

• space shuttle

• space station

Who was the first man on the Moon?

• Buzz Aldrin

• Mike Collins

• John Glenn

• Neil Armstrong

What does NASA stand for?

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration

• National Astrology and Space Administration

• National Aerospace and Scientific Administration

• National Aeronautics and Science Administration

The Great Red Spot, existing for at least 357 years so far, is a persistent anticyclonic storm producing winds up to 268mph on which planet?

• Neptune

• Jupiter

• Venus

• Mars

What do we call a vehicle designed to propel itself by ejecting exhaust gas from one one end?

• kite

• rocket

• probe

• bicycle

True or False:

The moon is a natural satellite of Earth.

• true

• false

An orbiting space satellite, construction of which began in 2001 with the cooperation of 16 nations; houses astronauts as they conduct scientific and space research.

• Observatory

• Space Probe

• Rover

• International Space Station

The force that causes objects with mass to attract one another

• Gravity

• Weight

• Motion

• Mass

The investigation of physical conditions in space and on stars, planets, and other celestial bodies through the use of satellites, space probes, or spacecraft with human crews

• Space Exploration

• Space Acceleration

• Space Evacuation

• Space Administration