Gladys West and the GPS

Gladys West and the GPS

6th - 8th Grade

10 Qs

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Gladys West and the GPS

Gladys West and the GPS

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th - 8th Grade

Easy

Created by

Andrea Woodard

Used 14+ times

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Gladys West help to develop?

Mobile phones

The first computer

GPS

The internet

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How long was Gladys employed by the US Navy?

50 years

30 years

42 years

25 years

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Gladys West's profession?

Engineer

Chemist

Mathematician

Physicist

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where did Gladys grow up?

New York

California

Texas

Virginia

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Gladys receive for finishing at the top of her high school class?

A certificate

A medal

A cash prize

A scholarship

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What college did Gladys attend?

Virginia State College

University of Virginia

Harvard University

Stanford University

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Gladys's role in the development of GPS?

Programming and data processing

Designing the satellites

Marketing

Manufacturing

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