Yuri Gagarin's Vostok Mission Quiz

What did Yuri Gagarin find hard to identify during the rocket launch?

• The exact moment when the rocket left the ground

• The color of the rocket

• The number of engines on the rocket

• The name of the rocket

What did Yuri Gagarin feel as the rocket accelerated?

• Weightlessness

• Extreme hunger

• Dizziness

• Discomfort in his legs

What did Yuri Gagarin observe over the Pacific Ocean during his orbit?

• Seas, cities, and the coasts of continents

• Deserts and mountains

• Icebergs and glaciers

• Volcanoes and lava flows

What was the sensation that weightlessness gave to Yuri Gagarin?

• Feeling of heaviness

• Extreme hunger and thirst

• Uncomfortable at first, but then he got used to it

• Dizziness and nausea

What did Yuri Gagarin observe through gaps in the clouds?

• The Sahara Desert

• The Amazon Rainforest

• The Great Wall of China

• The forested islands of Japan

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What did Yuri Gagarin feel as he descended into the Earth's atmosphere?

• Extreme hunger and thirst

• Surprised by how quickly darkness came on

• Dizziness and nausea

• Feeling of heaviness

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What was the purpose of the retrorockets during the mission?

• To slow down the spacecraft

• To speed up the spacecraft

• To change the spacecraft's direction

• To create artificial gravity

What did Yuri Gagarin experience during the reentry into Earth's atmosphere?

• A malfunction in the spacecraft's life support system

• A sudden loss of communication with mission control

• A smooth and safe descent

• The spacecraft cabin and its unwanted encumbrance made a dangerous plunge

What did Yuri Gagarin do as he descended with the parachute?

• He began singing to himself happily

• He remained silent and focused on the landing

• He panicked and tried to control the descent

• He closed his eyes and prayed

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

Where did Yuri Gagarin land after the mission?

• In a remote desert in Africa

• In the mountains of South America

• Near a village called Smelovka, in the Saratov region of the Soviet Union

• On a small island in the Pacific Ocean