Space Exploration

Why is space exploration important to us?

• Develop

  new technology

• Search for

  resources

• Learn more about science and the universe

• all of the above

True or False:

The moon is a natural satellite of Earth.

• true

• false

True or False:

Flybys are space probes that do NOT orbit or land.

• True

• False

A _____ is an uncrewed spacecraft sent from Earth to explore objects in space.

• Space Probe

• Rockets

• Shuttles

What was the first project for NASA?

• Project Apollo

• Project Gemini

• Project Mercury

• Skylab

What was Project Apollo's goal?

• To put an American in space.

• Put an American on the moon.

• To extend the time a human can stay in space.

Man made satellites do what?

• Orbit a larger object and gather scientific information.

• Orbit arounds and lands on planets.

• Lands on planets and takes soil and atmosphere samples and pictures.

• Only will fly by planets or moons.

What are pieces of comets, planets, asteroids, or moons called?

• Comets

• Asteroids

• Meteroids

• Meteorites

What was the goal of Project Mercury?

• To put a skylab into orbit.

• To put a spacecraft in orbit around the moon.

• To put a man into space.

• To put a monkey into space.

Which planet has similar soil and atmosphere composition to the earth?

• Mercury

• Earth

• Mars

• Venus