The Apollo Space Program

The Apollo program was a space program conducted by which organization?

• NASA

• ESA

• Roscosmos

• ISRO

How many Apollo space flights landed on the moon?

• 6

• 11

• 3

• 9

Which year did the first Apollo flight happen?

• 1968

• 1969

• 1972

• 1975

What did the astronauts study on the lunar surface?

• Lunar rocks and soil

• Martian atmosphere

• Jovian moons

• Solar flares

What is the controlling idea of the selection “The Apollo Space Program”?

• The Apollo missions were only about landing on the moon.

• The Apollo program allowed astronauts to explore the moon and collect scientific data.

• The Apollo missions faced many challenges and were never fully successful.

• The Apollo program was a small part of NASA’s overall mission.

Which sentence from the selection best expresses the controlling idea? Select TWO correct answers.

• The first moon landing took place in 1969.

• Apollo was the NASA program that resulted in American astronauts making a total of 11 space flights and walking on the moon.

• When Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon, he said, ‘That’s one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind.’

• In 1961, President John F. Kennedy challenged the nation to land astronauts on the moon by the end of the decade.

• The Apollo spacecraft were launched on top of the Saturn V rocket.

What was the first manned mission to the moon?

• Apollo 8

• Apollo 10

• Apollo 11

• Apollo 12

Fill in the blank: The first moon landing occurred on July 20, 1969, during the Apollo __ mission.

• 11

• 10

• 12

• 13

Who were the crew members of Apollo 11?

• Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins

• John Glenn, Alan Shepard, and Gus Grissom

• Yuri Gagarin, Valentina Tereshkova, and Alexei Leonov

• Pete Conrad, Alan Bean, and Richard Gordon

Which Apollo mission was the first to land on the moon?

• Apollo 8

• Apollo 10

• Apollo 11

• Apollo 12