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Science Form 3_Chap 10.2 Development of Technology in Space

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
First artificial satellite launched into space
a)
Laika
b)
Sergei
c)
Sigmund
d)
Sputnik
2.
Type of optical telescope that uses a curved or concave mirror to reflect light
a)
Refracting
b)
Reflecting
c)
Radio
d)
Visual
3.
Space probes launched in 1977 on Interstellar Mission to explore the outer planets and beyond
a)
Voyager 1 & 2
b)
Spirit & Opportunity
c)
Sputnik & Pioneer 10
d)
Viking & Magellan
4.
Country that sent the first man into space
a)
China
b)
Soviet Union (Russia)
c)
USA
d)
Antarctica
5.
Country that landed the first man on the Moon
a)
Soviet Union (Russia)
b)
Iceland
c)
China
d)
USA
6.
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
7.
First man to land on the Moon
a)
Neil Armstrong
b)
Buzz Aldrin
c)
Yuri Gagarin
d)
John Glenn
8.
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
9.

Who became the first person to journey into outer space traveling aboard Vostok 1 in April of 1961?

a)

John Glenn

b)

Alan Shepard

c)

Neil Armstrong

d)

Yuri Gagarin

10.

On July 16, 1969, three U.S. astronauts set off on the Apollo 11 space mission to attempt the...

a)

first lunar (moon) landing

b)

first orbit of the Earth

c)

first journey into outer space

11.

Which country was the first to send a man into space?

a)

Soviet Union

b)

United States of America

12.

The United States launched its own artificial satellite, _______ into space in 1958.

a)

Explorer I

b)

Sputnik

13.

First American to orbit Earth?

a)

Alan B. Shepherd

b)

John Glenn

c)

Buzz Lightyear

d)

Neil Armstrong

e)

Lance Armstrong

14.

The telescope in space that allow us to see farther into space and takes pictures of stars, galaxies, and other objects in space

a)

James Webb telescope

b)

Hubble Space telescope

c)

John's Reflecting telescope

d)

Simmons Refracting telescope

15.

What do scientists do when new information doesn't fit their existing models?

a)

They adapt or change their model to fit the new information once they have confirmed it

b)

They ignore the new information

c)

They put their fingers in their ears and go lalalalala

d)

They immediately throw everything they know out the window