why explore space?

What thing(s) will the Parker Solar Probe do?

• Enter the sun's atmosphere

• Circle around the sun

• Collect data and send it back to Earth

• It will fly back to Earth

True or False: Project Mercury was successful in getting Astronauts to the Moon>

• False

• True

The moon is what size when compared to the earth? 

• 1/2
• 1/4
  1/4
• 3/4
• 1/3

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This astronomer confirmed the heliocentric theory with his telescope.

• Galileo
• Kepler
• Copernicus
• Aristotle

Where is the planet moving faster

• Position A to B
• Position B to C
• Position H to I
• Position I to J

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How did the lunar mare (maria) form?

• Asteroids punctured the lunar surface, causing magma to bleed out
• Asteroids punctured the lunar surface, causing rock to break apart
• They were ancient oceans
• They were ancient beds of ice

The mariner program studied

• Only Mars

• Only Venus

• All of the terrestrial planets

• All of the Jovian planets

Which astronomer created laws of gravity and motion? 

• Kepler
• Copernicus
• Brahe 
• Newton

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What was not a purpose of Project Mercury?

• Explore Planets

• Human perfomance in space

• Send rocket into orbit

What is the primary goal of the Chang'e Missions?

• Explore the surface of the moon for potential scientific and monetary gain

• Set up a military presence on the moon

• Use the moon as a way-point to get to Mars and the outer solar system

• Land the thirteenth person on the moon

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