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WorksheetsSpace Exploration
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the movement of energy from one place to another place?
a)
Radiation
b)
Satellite
c)
Interception
d)
Spectrum
2.
What has a concave mirror to direct light and help people see images of space?
a)
Space Probe
b)
International Satellite
c)
Refracting Telescope
d)
Reflecting Telescope
3.
What scientist used the telescope to explore space?
a)
Pinchot
b)
Sputnik
c)
Galileo
d)
Leonardo
4.
What is a space station?
a)
space laboratory for long term research projects
b)
instrument sent out into space and send information back to Earth
c)
an object that revolves around another object
5.
What country did USA cooperate with to explore space further in the 1990's?
a)
Sweden
b)
Greenland
c)
Canada
d)
Russia
6.
Which of the following is a type of rocket?
a)
Gas-ignited launcher
b)
Liquid-propellant
c)
Oxidizer Rocket
d)
Booster-propellant
7.
Which of the following was not a space mission studied?
a)
Sagittarius Probe
b)
Apollo Project
c)
Project Gemini
d)
Galileo
8.
What was the name of the first successful satellite launched?
a)
Galileo I
b)
Gemini II
c)
Sputnik I
d)
Pioneer 10
9.
What country was first to launch a satellite?
a)
USA
b)
England
c)
Japan
d)
Russia
10.
Which of the following telescopes uses a convex lens that allows light to pass through?
a)
Refracting telescope
b)
Reflecting telescope
11.
What was the main telescope launched into space that continues to collect images of Earth?
a)
Voyager I
b)
Hubble Space Telescope
c)
Observatory
d)
Apollo 11
12.
What is orbit?
a)
Amount of time it takes for light to travel a certain distance
b)
Lowest layer of the atmosphere for the sun
c)
One step in the multi stage plan for the Project Gemini
d)
A curved path that a satellite follows while revolving
13.
Which of the following is not a space station?
a)
Skylab
b)
Mir
c)
ISS
d)
Pathfinder
14.
Which of the following is NOT a part of a reflecting telescope?
a)
Focal Point
b)
Concave Mirror
c)
Eyepiece
d)
Convex Lens
15.
What is the arrangement of radiation based on its wavelengths called?
a)
Ultraviolet Radiation
b)
Electromagnetic Spectrum
c)
Optical Radiation
d)
Gamma Ray Spectrum
16.
Which rocket type is more challenging as once you ignite the energy source, it cannot be stopped until it is all used up?
a)
Solid-Propellant
b)
Liquid-Propellant
17.
Which of the following is an advantage of using a radio telescope over an optical telescope?
a)
It collects clearer data to be analyzed
b)
Can be used day or night and in wide ranges of weather
c)
Absorbs gamma rays which provide the best view to see space
18.
What information did we learn about Mars through probes and rovers?
a)
It has the largest amount of land surface compared to other planets
b)
Water has recently seeped into the surface of the planet
c)
There is a secret moon that can only be viewed when in close proximity
d)
Rock composition only contains the minerals of iron and carbon
19.
What two forces act on the satellite orbiting in space?
a)
Forward motion and suction
b)
Forward motion and gravity
c)
Forward motion and air pressure
d)
Forward motion and lift
20.
What everyday technology has come from our studies in space?
a)
Television
b)
Reflecting Mirror
c)
Antenna
d)
Pacemaker
21.
Which is not a function of the space shuttle?
a)
Launching astronauts into space
b)
Orbiting the Earth
c)
Carrying fuel to other space stations
d)
Retrieve and repair satellites
22.
Which process explains how the refracting telescope works?
a)
light passes through lens, reflects light off of mirror
b)
light passes through the lens, object is magnified by the lens
c)
light passes through the lens, light bends to create an image
23.
How does a space shuttle work?
a)
It is meant to fly around planets to collect information
b)
It holds astronauts who can complete experiments inside
c)
It launches into the atmosphere and collects gas samples
d)
It goes into space and allows astronauts to build space stations in space
24.
Which is an advantage to liquid-propellant rockets?
a)
simpler rocket design
b)
can be restarted
c)
is shorter and easier to launch
d)
can hold more astronauts than the solid-propellant rockets
25.
What did we learn about Mars?
a)
It has a very clouded atmosphere
b)
The rocks are mostly comprised of a dirt compound
c)
It has the most amount of protein in its surface soil
d)
Water has recently been absorbed into the surface soil
26.
What is the passing of energy from one point to another point?
a)
Radiation
b)
Distance
c)
Spectrum
d)
Electromagnetic
27.
Which of the following burnt up from entering the atmosphere?
a)
Sputnik I
b)
Skylab
c)
Mir
d)
All of the above
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