Bayou Bridges Unit 7 Chapter 1

What was the first type of airplane engine used?

• Jet engine

• Propeller engine

• Rocket engine

• Steam engine

What did the launch of Sputnik make it seem like for the US?

• The US was winning the Space Race

• The US was losing the Space Race

• The US was not involved in the Space Race

• The US had already landed on the moon

What was now orbiting Earth after the launch of Sputnik?

• A human

• A satellite

• A spaceship

• A comet

Why was the object in the second image important?

• It could fly very fast

• It could withstand harsh conditions of space

• It was very colorful

• It was very small

Who worked as a computer for NASA?

• Neil Armstrong

• Katherine Johnson

• Albert Einstein

• Thomas Edison

What did President Kennedy promise in his speech?

• To build a new space station

• To land a person on the moon

• To send a satellite to Mars

• To create a new space agency

What was the main use of the vehicle in the first image?

• Transportation on Earth

• Exploration

• Farming

• Construction

What discovery did the vehicle in the first image help make about Mars?

• Mars has forests

• Mars has cities

• Mars once had areas of water

• Mars is made of cheese

What was this woman the first to do?

• first American woman to work for NASA

• first American woman to travel to space

• first American woman to land on the moon

• first American woman to pilot a rover on Mars