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Rocket Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During the sixties, the US was in a space race with what country?

a)

Russia

b)

USSR

c)

China

d)

Canada

2.

Who is known as the American Father of Rocketry

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

JFK

c)

Dr. Robert Goddard

d)

Neil Armstrong

3.

What force propels a rocket into space?

a)

Lift

b)

Thrust

c)

Drag

d)

Weight

4.

What force slows a rocket down (aerodynamic resistance)?

a)

Thrust

b)

Drag

c)

Lift

d)

Weight

5.

What force do engineers have to overcome in order to leave the atmosphere?

a)

Lift

b)

Drag

c)

Thrust

d)

Gravity/Weight

6.

What is Newton's 3rd Law

a)

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction

b)

For every action, something happens

c)

For every action, there is a stronger action

d)

The force of gravity

7.

If looking up in the night sky in 1957, what would be flying around the earth?

a)

Eamon

b)

Sputnik

c)

Dylan

d)

ISS

8.

What are three parts of a model rocket?

a)

Body Tube

b)

Wings

c)

Fins

d)

Nose

e)

Fuselage

9.

Fins on a rocket help to do what (select two)?

a)

Stabilize

b)

Balance

c)

Steer

d)

Weight

10.

Who was the first person to walk on the moon?

a)

Robert Goddard

b)

Neil Armstrong

c)

Buzz Lightyear

d)

Michael Collins