WorksheetsSPACE TRAVEL
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
What was the date of the first moon landing?
July 4, 1985
July 20, 1969
August 1, 1950
June 4, 1973
Who was the first man to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin
Yuri Gagarin
John Glenn
Which space shuttle exploded shortly after take off?
Challenger
Explorer
Enterprise
Columbia
The first reusable space craft left for its first mission in 1981. What was the name of this craft?
Saturn rocket
Space shuttle
Orion
Star Trek
What is it called when a space shuttle goes up?
lift-off
shoot-out
rise-up
jump-up
Who was the first human to orbit the Earth?
Yuri Gagarin
Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin
Luke Skywalker
It takes the Earth _____________ to make one revolution or orbit around the Sun.
365 days
365 hours
28 days
24 hours
The space shuttle was made to be reused over an over.
True
False
Why do astronauts train underwater in a pool?
to experience weightlessness
to experience microgravity
to practice space walking
All of these are correct
Spacesuits have several layers for what reason(s)?
protection from micrometeoroids and radiation
oxygen supply and carbon dioxide removal/
circulating water for temperature regulation
all of these are correct
What is the closest planet to the Sun?
Saturn
Venus
Mercury
Mars
What planet is known as the red planet?
Jupiter
Mars
Venus
Mercury
What planet is famous for the beautiful rings that surround it?
Moon
Saturn
Pluto
Jupiter
What is the name of the force holding us to the Earth?
gravitance
gravery
grave
gravity
