WorksheetsSpace Travel
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which series of spacecraft is in the correct order?
a)
Rocket, Satellite, Probe, Space Station Space Shuttle
b)
Rocket, Probe, Satellite, Space Shuttle, Space Station
c)
Probe, Satellite, Rocket, Space Station, Space Shuttle
d)
Satellite, Probe, Rocket, Space Shuttle, Space Station
2.
Who was the first human to orbit the Earth?
a)
Yuri Gagarin
b)
Neil Armstrong
c)
Buzz Aldrin
d)
John Glenn
3.
What was the first artificial satellite launched into space?
a)
Apollo 11
b)
Sputnik 1
c)
Apollo 13
d)
Columbia
4.
Who was the first American to fly into space?
a)
Alan Shepard
b)
John Glenn
c)
Neil Armstrong
d)
Yuri Gagarin
5.
__________ was the first American to orbit the Earth.
a)
Neil Armstrong
b)
Yuri Gagarin
c)
Buzz Aldrin
d)
John Glenn
6.
Who was the first man to walk on the moon?
a)
Neil Armstrong
b)
Buzz Aldrin
c)
Yuri Gagarin
d)
John Glenn
7.
What was the date of the first moon landing?
a)
July 4, 1985
b)
July 20, 1969
c)
August 1, 1950
d)
September 11, 2001
8.
Temperatures in space can range from negative 450 degrees Fahrenheit to temperatures in the 1000s. How do astronauts protect themselves?
a)
sunscreen and mittens
b)
temperature controlled space suits
c)
sunglasses
d)
pressurized space suits
9.
What force must be overcome to leave Earth?
a)
Momentum
b)
Gravity
c)
Will Power
d)
Magnetism
10.
What is one difficulty of living in space?
a)
loss of bone density
b)
space madness
c)
space chiggers
d)
increased muscle density
11.
Which mission landed on Mars?
a)
Viking
b)
Apollo
c)
Voyager
d)
Interstellar
12.
The first reusable space craft left for its first mission in 1981. What was the name of this craft?
a)
Saturn rocket
b)
Space shuttle
c)
Orion
d)
Friendship 7
13.
Why is opening a window when you are in space a very, very bad idea?
a)
Space is a vacuum and you would be sucked out into it and would find survival...problematic.
b)
What are you talking about? It's a great idea!
c)
Because reasons.
d)
You would let all the heat out, and we aren't paying to heat the whole neighborhood young man/lady!
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