Unit 8 The Cold War (Part One), Obj. #6 The Space Race

Unit 8 The Cold War (Part One), Obj. #6 The Space Race

11th Grade

5 Qs

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Unit 8 The Cold War (Part One), Obj. #6 The Space Race

Unit 8 The Cold War (Part One), Obj. #6 The Space Race

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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In October 1957, this event sparked the space race:

Aliens landing in Roswell New Mexico

The launch of Sputnik I

The launch of Explorer I

Ham’s orbiting the Earth

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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The first person who was launched into space was:

Yuri Gagarin

Neil Armstrong

Alan Shepard

Buzz Lightyear

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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Which of the following occurred during the Space Race?

Black American women, known as "human computers," played an important role, as they calculated by hand the mathematical formulas to safely get astronauts into space and to safely return to earth.

The Space Shuttle program was developed by NASA, the American space agency, as a reusable flight vehicle to get astronauts into earth orbit, conducting experiments or service the International Space Station (ISS).

In the 1970s, the United States and the Soviet Union worked together on a mission that resulted in an American astronaut and Soviet cosmonaut "shaking hands" in space.

All of the above.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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The goal of the United States’ Apollo Program was to put an astronaut on:

Mars

Pluto

the moon

Saturn

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What was the greatest result from the Space Race?

USSR beats the US to be the first at most things showing the greatness of communism.

Advancements in science and technology resulting from trying to get into space.

Greater understanding of our planet and oceans.

Since it was born of the Arms Race, it showed the US to be the best superpower.