3rd Grade Unit 7 Chapter 1

When did Orville and Wilbur Wright begin experimenting with flight?

• 1903

• 1899

• 1912

• 1885

Who watched the first flight from the ground?

• Orville Wright

• Wilbur Wright

• Charles Lindbergh

• Amelia Earhart

What does the term "aviation" mean?

• The operation of aircraft

• The design of cars

• The building of ships

What does the term "atmosphere" mean?

• The air surrounding Earth

• The ocean floor

• The surface of the moon

• The core of the Earth

What does the term "satellite" mean?

• A star in the sky

• An object or vehicle intended to orbit Earth, the moon, or another celestial body

• A type of spaceship

• A planet in the solar system

Who was the U.S. President when NASA was created?

• John F. Kennedy

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Richard Nixon

• Lyndon B. Johnson

Who inspected the Project Mercury capsule Friendship 7 in 1962?

• Alan Shepard

• John F. Kennedy

• Neil Armstrong

• Buzz Aldrin

What was the Cold War characterized by?

• Direct battles

• Political and economic rivalry

• Peace treaties

• Cultural exchanges

Who made the claim that the United States would land a person on the moon before the end of the 1960s?

• Neil Armstrong

• Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin

• John F. Kennedy

• Michael Collins

On what date did Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, and Michael Collins leave Earth aboard Apollo 11?

• July 16, 1969

• July 20, 1969

• July 21, 1969

• July 18, 1969