Space Exploration

Match the following

• satellite

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• space probe

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• telescope

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True or False. In 1609 Galileo used a telescope to observe the sun, moon, and planets.

• true

• false

The telescope helped Galileo observe: (check all that apply)

• the mountains, valleys, and craters on the moon that had never been seen before.

• the four moons orbiting Jupiter.

• the phases of Venus.

• the moon made of cheese.

​ The modern age of space exploration began in 1957, when the Soviet Union launched ​ (a)   , an artificial satellite. ​

• Sputnik I
• Apollo 11
• Hubble Telescope

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The American space program that landed the first humans on the moon was called ​ (a)  

• Project Apollo.
• Mission Mercury
• Operation Saturn

Would you ever want to explore or live on the moon?

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The Apollo missions landed humans on

• Mercury

• Venus

• Mars

• the moon

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What are space shuttles used for? Check all that apply.

• Taking people on vacation.

• Lifting heavy cargoes into orbit.

• Providing labs for scientific research in space.

• Providing a platform from which to launch, retrieve, and repair satellites.

Can you hear sound in space?

• yes

• no

In (what year) the United States landed the first person on the moon.

(a)