Earth in Space (Test)

Which of the following contributed most to generating higher paying jobs, an increase in tourism, and new product development?

• Hurricane or weather research

• Space research and exploration

• Conservation of the coast

• Fish and wildlife research

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When tourists visit Florida to attend events associated with space exploration, this

will likely result in increased sales for which businesses below?

• Hardware stores

• Car sales

• Hotels

• Flower shops

NASA has several space centers in the United States. Why did NASA choose

Cape Canaveral as its base of operations?

• There was a large population of people

• It was warm

• It is close to the equator and near open ocean

• It had many animals to send up to space

Sam is an astronomer. He uses a telescope to make observations. Why would he

use a telescope to make observations?

• It makes things that are very far away more visible

• It makes large things like planets look very small

• Other tools do not work when it is dark

• Other tools do not work when it is dark

Who was the first man on the moon?

• Neil Armstrong

• Buzz Aldrin

• Harrison Schmidt

• Alan Shepard

Country that landed the first man on the Moon

• Soviet Union (Russia)
• Iceland
• China
• USA

Patterns made by stars in the night sky are called?

• Trends

• Galaxies

• constellations

• Star clusters

A full moon was seen on January 5. What is the most reasonable prediction for the

date of the next full moon?

• January 19

• January 28

• February 3

• February 18

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What remains the same even as Earth revolves around the Sun?

• the earth stays tilted

• the temperature outside

• the season

• the amount of daylight

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State what happens when Earth revolves:

• it moves around Mars

• it travels through space and moves around the sun

• It moves around the Milky Way

• it travels into another galaxy

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