NASA Quiz

According to the video narrator, what 3 places has NASA helped us learn about?

• Stratosphere

• Moon

• Solar System

• Mars

• Deep Space

What triggered the "Sputnik Crisis"?

• The USSR launched a satellite into space before the U.S.

• The USSR landed on the moon before the U.S.

• NASA's rocket launch failed due to a mechanics malfunction

• NASA astronauts passed away in a launch explosion

How was NASA established?

• The greatest scientific minds gathered for the purpose of space exploration

• An international government meeting created the organization to defeat the USSR

• The National Aeronautics and Space Act was signed into law

• The U.S. military converted their missile research into space exploration research

What reasoning did President Kennedy give for traveling to the moon?

• In order to defeat the USSR

• One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind

• Not because it easy, but because it is hard

• To make America great again

The Apollo 11 team successfuly landed on the moon in 1969 after how many test missions?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

What did Neil Armstrong mean when he famously said, "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"?

• He would be famous because of his accomplishment

• It was a silly joke

• Landing on the moon was a significant scientific achievement

• The U.S. would become much more powerful because of its advanced technology

According to the narrator, what effectively ended the "Space Race"?

• U.S. and USSR spacecraft docked with each other in orbit

• President Richard Nixon signed a treaty with USSR Chairman Nikolai Podgorny

• U.S. astronauts and USSR cosmonauts shook hands in space

• The Space Race still has not ended

What were 2 major technological achievements for space exploration that occurred in the 1990s?

• Development of the Hubble Space Telescope

• Space Shuttle Program

• Launch of the International Space Station

• Landing of the Mars Rover

• Development of the James Webb Space Telescope

According to the narrator, how does NASA conduct deep space exploration?

• The launch of space probes

• Prolonged manned spacecraft

  missions

• Use of space telescopes for detailed imaging of distant galaxies

• NASA does not have the ability to conduct deep space research

What is the purpose of the "Curiosity Rover"?

• To explore and photograph the surface of the moon

• To explore and photograph the surface of Mars

• To explore and photograph the far ends of our solar system

• To explore and photograph deep space outside of our solar system