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Space Exploration

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following animals were sent into space?

a)

dog

b)

monkey

c)

All of the above

d)

all of the above

2.

Which President decided that the US should enter the space race?

a)

President Obama

b)

President Washington

c)

President Kennedy

d)

President Nixon

3.

Is earth made of mostly land or water?

a)

water

b)

land

4.

Who was the first man on the moon?

a)

President Obama

b)

Martin L. King, Jr.

c)

Buzz Lightyear

d)

Neil Armstrong

5.
What object is launched into orbit and designed to send and receive information?
a)
rover
b)
satellite
c)
space shuttle
d)
space probe
6.
I orbit Earth and help your cell phones work. What am I?
a)
Space Shuttle 
b)
Rover
c)
Satellite
d)
Rocket
7.

Why are space suits necessary for astronauts working on the surface of another planet?

a)

Space suits provide the weight needed to hold astronauts down on the planet's surface.

b)

Space suits allow astronauts to carry things that normally would be too heavy.

c)

Space suits make an astronaut more visible to other astronauts

d)

Space suits provide protection from radiation and offer normal air pressure inside.

8.
Country that landed the first man on the Moon
a)
Soviet Union (Russia)
b)
Iceland
c)
China
d)
USA
9.

Russia sent the first artificial satellite, ______________, into Earth's orbit

a)

Explorer 1

b)

Apollo 1

c)

Sputnik 1

d)

Gemini 1

10.
A tool for viewing and observing
a)
telescope
b)
space shuttle
11.
About how much of earth's atmosphere is Nitrogen?
a)
78%
b)
20%
c)
10%
d)
85%
12.
The order of the planets is:
a)
Mars,Venus,Earth,
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Earth,Venus,Mars
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
c)
Mercury,Venus,Earth
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
13.
True or False
The Earth is the center of the solar system.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
True or False
The planets are not lined up in a perfectly straight line
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Which planet is covered in water?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
16.
Which planet has had rovers sent to it to study its soil?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
17.
Which planet rotates on its side?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
18.
Which planet is the largest?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
19.
Which planet has iron in its soil and is the red planet?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
20.
What is a common characteristic of the inner planets?
a)
Large
b)
Gaseous
c)
Rings
d)
Rocky Surface