NEW
Font size
Worksheets4.05 USATP Review: Space Exploration 6.11C
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Select the correct date: First American, John Glenn, in orbit
July 15, 1975
February 20, 1962
Select the correct date: First artificial satellite-Sputnik I
February 4, 1999
October 4, 1957
Select the correct date: Mars Landing
July 1976
July 1906
July 1999
July 2019
Select the correct date: Space Shuttle Launch
April 1999
April 1981
Select the correct date: 1st American Woman, Sally Ride, in Space
June 1983
June 2000
June 1963
Select the correct date: First manned moon landing
July 20, 1969
July 29, 2000
July 20, 1950
Select correct date: NASA signed into law in the US
July 2010
July 1958
July 1970
Select the correct date: First American, Alan Shephard into space
May 1999
May 1983
May 1961
Select the correct date: First occupation of space station
June 1950
June 1971
June 1980
Select the correct date: Skylab (USA) is launched
May 1973
June 2019
May 1983
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.
Chandra X-ray Observatory
Explorer 1
Laika
International Space Station (ISS)
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?
Mexico
Canada
England
Soviet Union (AKA Russia or USSR)
Who is this famous Space Dog?
Benji
Shaggy DA
Scooby Doo
Laika
Select the invention as a result of Space Exploration.
Dustbuster (hand vacuum)
Ear Thermometer
Wireless Headsets
Memory Foam
All of the above
Which one of these is a space exploration vehicle?
Car
Scooter
Capsule
Hover Board
What two things determine the gravity of an object?
mass & weight
mass & distance
density & mass
volume & distance
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?
friction
inertia only
gravity only
inertia and gravity
What would happen to the planets in the solar system if the sun's gravitational force were to suddenly disappear?
They will stop spinning
They will fly away in straight lines
They will start moving toward the Sun
They will stop moving
Our Sun is
a very small star
a very large star
a medium-sized star
not actually a star at all
Which object in space makes it's own light?
the Moon
Earth
Mars
the Sun
