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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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Class
Date
1.
History tells us that the earliest Chinese explosive powders were used mostly for what?
a)
Religious Festivals
b)
Firing cannons
c)
Avoiding the English attackers
d)
Attacking the walls of enemy forts
2.
The Battle of Kai-Kang, the Chinese repelled (fought off) what invaders with rockets?
a)
Germans
b)
English
c)
Mongols
d)
French
3.
Who took a more scientific approach to building rockets by increasing the range of the rockets?
a)
Sir Isaac Newton
b)
Francis Scott Key
c)
William Congreve
d)
Konrad Kyeser von Eichstadt
4.
Who wrote the book "From the Earth to the Moon" which inspired many young scientists to pursue an interest in space travel?
a)
Jules Verne
b)
Konstatin Tsiolkovsky
c)
Werner von Braun
d)
Mark Twain
5.
Konstatin Tsiolkovsky published and article titled "The Exploration of the World Space with Jet Propulsion Instruments" This article was the first true, scientifically-based proposal for ___________?
a)
Solid-fuel rockets
b)
micro-gravity
c)
space exploration
d)
space being a vacuum
6.
He was a Russian school teacher who spent most of his time developing theories about rocketry and space travel. He is know as the "Father of Space Travel." Who is this?
a)
Robert H. Goddard
b)
Werner von Braun
c)
William Congreve
d)
Konstatin Tsoilkovsky
7.
In 1923, this German scientist published a book called " The Rocket into Planetary Space" This book spoke of possible hazards to humans in space flight. Who wrote that book?
a)
Hermann Oberth
b)
Werner von Braun
c)
Jules Verne
d)
Robert H. Goddard
8.
in 1926, Robert H Goddard launched a rocket that was truly a breakthrough in aerospace technology. His rocket was different because it was powered by ______ and ______.
a)
solid fuel and a three inch rocket
b)
solid and controlled
c)
liquid fuel and a three inch rocket
d)
liquid fuel and controlled
9.
Charles A. Lindbergh, the famous aviator who flew solo from New York to Paris in 1927 was a witness to which scientist's experiment?
a)
Robert H. Goddard
b)
Hermann Oberth
c)
Werner von Braun
d)
Konstatin Tsiolkovsky
10.
This rocket scientist was the team leader in the development of Germany's V-2 ballistic missile in World War II. Later he came to America to help create our space program. Who is he?
a)
Jules Verne
b)
Werner von Braun
c)
Robert H, Goddard
d)
Konstatin Tsiolkovsky
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