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DE Warm-up: In Event of Moon Disaster and Moon Myths

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why was the video of the first moon landing so murky/blurry?

a)

It was the best they had at the time in 1969

b)

They pointed the camera at the monitor (like a video of a tv show being played on the tv) which degrades the resolution

c)

It was a cover up for it being filmed on a Hollywood movie set

d)

It was the signal that was bad from the moon

2.

What happened when the astronauts tried to leave the moon?

a)

They lifted off without a problem and returned to the Columbia module

b)

They accidentally broke off an engine breaker switch and have to use a marker to fix it

c)

The battery went dead because they forgot to solar charge it.

d)

Lifted off too fast to hook up with the Columbia module and had to be retrieved which took the mission an extra day in space.

3.

The original Apollo 11 United States flag still stands proud on the moon today from time Neil and Buzz left the moon.

a)

True, crazy to think that it is still there.

b)

False, it blew over after Eagle module lift off from the moon.

c)

We really don't know.

4.

Which mission landed the first man on the moon?

a)

Apollo 8

b)

Apollo 2

c)

Apollo 11

d)

Apollo 13

5.

What year did the first man land on the moon?

a)

1968

b)

1969

c)

1958

d)

1975

6.

President John F. Kennedy's (JFK) real goal for sending a man to the moon was...

a)

because he had a really thirst for understanding space

b)

because he wanted to prove to his father his worth as an accomplished president

c)

because he want to beat the Russians there and that's it.

d)

because his kids really wanted to see what the moon looked like

7.

The US moon landed was huge stride ahead of the Russians.

a)

True, they weren't even close to being able to send anything or anyone to the moon yet.

b)

False, it was an hour's race with both countries expecting their probes to land on the moon within hours of each other, but Russia's (unmanned) capsule crashed into the surface.

8.

The memory of the computer that they were using aboard the Eagle in order to land the Apollo mission on the moon was the size of

a)

1 jpeg image that you would send in am email

b)

24,000 gigabytes, which is roughly a 30 second low resolution video sent in a text

c)

5 megabytes which is enough to stream 1 movie.

d)

32,000,000 nanobytes which would allow 12,000 text/responses back and forth between two people.

9.

Who were the 3 astronauts on Apollo 11?

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

Lance Armstrong

c)

Michael Collins

d)

Edwn "Buzz" Aldrin

10.

What was the name of the vehicle that transported Armstrong and Aldrin to the moon's surface?

a)

The Tiger

b)

The Eagle

c)

The Scorpion

d)

The Raven