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Space Exploration Timeline Check

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the correct order of the oldest to most recent?

a)

Sputnik- Viking/Pathfinder on Mars- Mercury (man in orbit)-Apollo 11

b)

Sputnik-Mercury(man in orbit)-Apollo11- Viking/Pathfinder on Mars

c)

Apollo 11- Mercury(man in orbity)- Sputnik- Viking/Pathfinder on Mars

d)

Viking/Pathfinder on Mars-Sputnik-Apollo 11- Mercury (man in orbit)

2.

The ________ was designed to land humans on the Moon and bring them safely back to Earth.

a)

Project Apollo

b)

Project Mercury

3.

The ________ was the first human spaceflight program of the United States to put a man into Earth orbit and return him safely.

a)

Project Mercury

b)

Project Apollo

4.

The Soviet Union launched ________, the worlds first artificial satellite, into the Earth's orbit in 1957.

a)

Sputnik

b)

Explorer I

5.
Long term research laboratory in space, constructed with resources from 15 different nations.
a)
Space Shuttle
b)
Space Probe
c)
Satellite
d)
International Space Station
6.

A tool for viewing and observing Galileo perfected and pointed to the sky to study space.

a)

telescope

b)

space shuttle

c)

binoculars

d)

satellite

7.

What object is launched into orbit and designed to land, move around, and gather information and samples?

a)

rover

b)

satellite

c)

space shuttle

8.
Instrument that travels into the solar system, gathers information and sends it back to Earth
a)
Space shuttle
b)
Rocket
c)
Space ship
d)
Space probe
9.
What object is launched into orbit and designed to send and receive information?
a)
rover
b)
satellite
c)
space shuttle
10.
Reusable spacecraft that transports astronauts, satellites, and other materials to and from space.
a)
Space ship
b)
Space shuttle
c)
Voyager 1
d)
Space station