WorksheetsChapter 16 Section 2-3 vocab
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
New weapon which would get its power from fusing together hydrogen atoms. 100s of times more powerful than an atomic bomb.
a)
Hydrogen Bomb
b)
ICBM
c)
Sputnik
d)
NASA
2.
A missile that could travel thousands of miles and strike very close to their intended targets.
a)
ICBM
b)
Sputnik
c)
NASA
d)
Transistor
3.
First ever artificial SOVIET satellite
a)
Sputnik
b)
Satellite
c)
Lucille Ball
d)
Discovery
4.
Orbits around the Earth
a)
ICBM
b)
Satellite
c)
NASA
d)
Sputnik
5.
The USA's program for exploring outer space.
a)
ICBM
b)
Cosmonaughts
c)
NASA
d)
Satellite
6.
Dangerous streams of radioactive particles produced by nuclear explosions.
a)
Nuclear fallout
b)
Transistor
c)
ICBM
d)
Sputnik
7.
Actress and star of I LOVE LUCY. One of the most popular shows of the 1950's.
a)
Lucille Ball
b)
Jonas Salk
c)
Elvis Presley
d)
Levittown
8.
Tiny circuit device invented in 1947 that amplifies, controls and generates electrical signals. (led to smaller computers)
a)
Transistor
b)
Integrated Circuit
c)
NASA
d)
Satellite
9.
Developed in 1958, also known as a computer chip.
a)
Integrated Circuit
b)
Jonas Salk
c)
Transistor
d)
ICBM
10.
American Doctor who invented the Polio vaccine in 1953.
a)
Jonas Salk
b)
Lucille Salk
c)
Transistor
d)
NASA
11.
A weakened or inactive version of a pathogen that stimulates the body's production of antibodies which can aid in destroying the pathogen.
a)
Vaccine
b)
Levittown
c)
Sunbelt
d)
Jonas Salk
12.
Mass produced homes outside a city.
a)
Levittown
b)
Sunbelt
c)
Interstate Highway System
d)
Revise
13.
A region of the United States across the South and Southwest that has seen substantial population growth in recent decades.
a)
Levittown
b)
Sunbelt
c)
Vaccine
d)
Revise
14.
Begun in the 1950's and funded largely by the federal (US) government, it created, large limited-access superhighways .
a)
Interstate Highway System
b)
Sunbelt
c)
Levittown
d)
Vaccine
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