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4.05 USATP Review: Space Exploration 6.11C

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select the correct date: First American, John Glenn, in orbit

a)

July 15, 1975

b)

February 20, 1962

2.

Select the correct date: First artificial satellite-Sputnik I

a)

February 4, 1999

b)

October 4, 1957

3.

Select the correct date: Mars Landing

a)

July 1976

b)

July 1906

c)

July 1999

d)

July 2019

4.

Select the correct date: Space Shuttle Launch

a)

April 1999

b)

April 1981

5.

Select the correct date: 1st American Woman, Sally Ride, in Space

a)

June 1983

b)

June 2000

c)

June 1963

6.

Select the correct date: First manned moon landing

a)

July 20, 1969

b)

July 29, 2000

c)

July 20, 1950

7.

Select correct date: NASA signed into law in the US

a)

July 2010

b)

July 1958

c)

July 1970

8.

Select the correct date: First American, Alan Shephard into space

a)

May 1999

b)

May 1983

c)

May 1961

9.

Select the correct date: First occupation of space station

a)

June 1950

b)

June 1971

c)

June 1980

10.

Select the correct date: Skylab (USA) is launched

a)

May 1973

b)

June 2019

c)

May 1983

11.

A crew of 6 astronauts from the United States & other countries live on the __________ & conduct space research hoping to have positive impacts to life on Earth.

a)

Chandra X-ray Observatory

b)

Explorer 1

c)

Laika

d)

International Space Station (ISS)

12.

In the 1960's, the United States and another country were involved in a "space race" to send a man to the moon. This competition would prove which country had the best technology in space. With the launch of the Apollo missions, the United States ultimately won this race. What was the name of the losing country?

a)

Mexico

b)

Canada

c)

England

d)

Soviet Union (AKA Russia or USSR)

13.

Who is this famous Space Dog?

a)

Benji

b)

Shaggy DA

c)

Scooby Doo

d)

Laika

14.

Select the invention as a result of Space Exploration.

a)

Dustbuster (hand vacuum)

b)

Ear Thermometer

c)

Wireless Headsets

d)

Memory Foam

e)

All of the above

15.

Which one of these is a space exploration vehicle?

a)

Car

b)

Scooter

c)

Capsule

d)

Hover Board

16.

What two things determine the gravity of an object?

a)

mass & weight

b)

mass & distance

c)

density & mass

d)

volume & distance

17.

Planets are constantly moving. In fact, the name planet means "wanderer". What force(s) is responsible for the constant movement of the planets in our solar system?

a)

friction

b)

inertia only

c)

gravity only

d)

inertia and gravity

18.

What would happen to the planets in the solar system if the sun's gravitational force were to suddenly disappear?

a)

They will stop spinning

b)

They will fly away in straight lines

c)

They will start moving toward the Sun

d)

They will stop moving

19.

Our Sun is

a)

a very small star

b)

a very large star

c)

a medium-sized star

d)

not actually a star at all

20.

Which object in space makes it's own light?

a)

the Moon

b)

Earth

c)

Mars

d)

the Sun