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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which U.S. President was the FIRST to announce plans of launching a satellite into space?
a)
Richard Nixon
b)
John F. Kennedy
c)
Lyndon B. Johnson
d)
Dwight Eisenhower
2.
The first American manned space flight lasted approximately
a)
two days
b)
fifteen minutes
c)
five hours
d)
two weeks
3.
William Congreve’s 19th century rocket design’s primary purpose was for
a)
research and data analysis
b)
weather research
c)
a weapon of war
d)
space exploration
4.
One of the first devices to use the principles of rocket flight was in the shape of a(n) cone
a)
arrow
b)
bird
c)
kite
d)
frisbee
5.
Satellites can perform all of the following tasks EXCEPT
a)
predict weather
b)
measure gases in the atmosphere
c)
take photographs of galaxies and planets
d)
relay communication signals to earth
6.
Cape Canaveral is located in
a)
Florida
b)
Texas
c)
California
d)
New York
7.
The Russian Salyut I can BEST be classified as a
a)
probe
b)
space station
c)
rocket
d)
space shuttle
8.
The English translation of the Russian word, mir, most closely means
a)
space
b)
exploration
c)
peace
d)
science
9.
Astronauts use a MMU for the purpose of
a)
conducting research
b)
moving
c)
eating
d)
sleeping
10.
The two common elements that most satellites have are a(n)
a)
round shape and power source
b)
antenna and round shape
c)
power source and lightweight outer shell
d)
antenna and power source
11.
The scientist who is referred to as the “Father of Modern Rocketry” is:
a)
Werner von Braun
b)
Hermann Oberth
c)
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
d)
Robert Goddard
12.
The first creature in space was named
a)
Laika the dog
b)
Pluto the dog
c)
George the monkey
d)
Chester the chimp
13.
The first rocket in warfare was used against the
a)
Mongols
b)
Chinese
c)
Greeks
d)
Romans
14.
According to Chinese legend, a __________ was fitted with forty-seven rockets to transport a man named Wan-Hu
a)
sled
b)
boat
c)
balloon
d)
chair
15.
At what height above the earth’s surface can objects achieve orbit?
a)
ten miles
b)
25,000 feet
c)
twenty miles
d)
sixty miles
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