Space Explorations Quiz

Sputnik 2 had what type of passenger on board?

• 1st woman from America named Sally Ride

• 1st ever satellite launched from Russia

• A dog named Laika

• 1st space craft to carry people from Russia and US

What was the name of the USA's first space station

• Skyward

• Skylab

• Skynet

• Skycamp

Who was the 1st American to orbit Earth?

• Neil Armstrong

• Buzz Aldrin

• Yuri Gregarin

• Alan Shepard

An uncrewed, man made object used to take pictures and collect information beyond Earth is called a

• artificial satellite

• space probe

• space rover

• space station

Which event changed the space race in favor of the USA over Russia?

• Apollo 13's failure

• Vostok 1 carrying 1st man in outer space

• Apollo 11 landing on the moon

• Vostok 6 carrying 1st woman in outer space

Between Mars and Jupiter is a region of the solar system called the __________.

• asteroid belt
• Milky Way
• Kuiper belt
• Oort Cloud

Pluto, Eris, and Haumea orbit in the

• asteroid belt
• Kuiper belt
• Oort cloud

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What planet was Galileo observing when he discovered the Galilean moons?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

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The spinning of a an object on its axis

• Rotation
• Revolution
• Orbit
• All of These

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The first man to orbit the Planet was...

• Yuri A. Gagarin

• Edwin Aldrin, Jr

• John H. Glenn