X-37B Space Plane Quiz

X-37B Space Plane Quiz

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Nancy Jackson

FREE Resource

5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary purpose of the X-37B according to the Air Force?

To transport astronauts to the ISS

To test reusable spacecraft technologies

To act as a reconnaissance platform

To serve as a space weapon

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which organization originally started the X-37B project?

Boeing

SpaceX

DARPA

NASA

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one of the speculated uses of the X-37B?

To capture other nations' satellites

To serve as a space tourism vehicle

To test new propulsion systems

To transport cargo to the Moon

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What altitude does the X-37B typically orbit at?

Higher than the ISS

Lower than the ISS

At geostationary orbit

At the same altitude as the ISS

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of experimental payload has the X-37B carried?

A weather satellite

A Hall effect thruster

A nuclear reactor

A space telescope