Xtreme Vol.3 Teacher's Questions

The first successful launch of a satellite into Earth's orbit was performed by:

• USA in 1969

• USSR in 1957

• USA in 1959

• USSR in 1960

The first dog to be put into orbit:

• Laika

• Fluffy

• Rocco

• Sputnik

The first human to orbit the Earth was:

• American

• Russian

• Chinese

• British

When and which superpower sent the first woman to space?

• The USSR in 1961

• The USA in 1969

• The USSR in 1963

• The USA in 1965

Yuri Gagarin was:

• The first human on the Moon.

• The first human in space.

• The first human to orbit the Moon.

• The first American to go to space.

_____ proposed a hypothesis about the layers of the planet in 1687.

• Inge Lehman

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einsten

• Charles Darwin

Inge Lehman discovered how deep the layers of the planet were by...

• measuring their size using X-ray machines.

• studying seismic waves generated by earthquakes

• studying the ocean floors and their density

• studying the rocks of the different layers

When astronauts brush their teeth do they have to swallow the toothpaste?

• Yes.

• No.

NASA's research on how to preserve meals resulted in the invention of:

• Heart pump

• Memory foam

• Artificial limbs

• Baby food

Is it possible to get to the centre of Eath?

• No

• Yes