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Space exploration

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The first satellite launched into space by Russia 
a)
Space Suit
b)
Sputnik
c)
ISS
d)
Astronaut
2.
International Space Station 
a)
Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin
b)
Launchpad 
c)
Space Probe
d)
ISS
3.
A person who is trained for traveling in space
a)
Astronaut 
b)
Sputnik
c)
Light-year
d)
Satellite
4.
Used to fly astronauts into space 
a)
Space Shuttle
b)
Space suit 
c)
Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin
d)
light- year 
5.
The first people to walk on the moon. Landed in 1969
a)
spacecraft 
b)
ISS 
c)
Astronaut 
d)
Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin
6.
Has no people on it, used to gather information
a)
spaceprobe
b)
Space Shuttle
c)
spacecraft
d)
launch-pad
7.
An area where a spacecraft launches into space 
a)
ISS
b)
Astronaut
c)
launch-pad
d)
Sputnik
8.
used to describe something that can travel into space
a)
light-year 
b)
satellite
c)
ISS
d)
spacecraft 
9.
What is the ISS?
a)
International Student Services
b)
Inside Sun Secrets
c)
International Space Station
d)
Iraq Space Services
10.
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
11.
Which space equipment transports humans into space from Earth?
a)
space shuttle
b)
space prove
c)
satellite
12.
What object is launched into orbit and designed to send and receive information?
a)
rover
b)
satellite
c)
space shuttle
13.
A tool for viewing and observing
a)
telescope
b)
space shuttle
14.
Which were the first to walk on the moon?
a)
Buzz Lightyear and Woody
b)
Alan Shepard and Sally Ride
c)
Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong
d)
John Glenn and Yuri Gargarin
15.

A vehicle designed to propel itself by ejecting exhaust gas from one end

a)

shuttle

b)

rocket

c)

satellite

d)

probe

16.

the moon orbiting the earth is an example of:

a)

natural satellite

b)

artificial satellite

17.

what was the first creature in space

a)

a dog

b)

a human

c)

a hamster

d)

monkey

18.

At FIRST, which country was winning the space race

a)

USA

b)

Russia (Soviet Union)

c)

China

d)

Germany

19.

Which president set the goal for America to get to the moon

a)

Bush

b)

Clinton

c)

Kennedy

d)

Eisenhower

20.
Gravity on the moon is _____ than that on the Earth.
a)
the same
b)
greater
c)
less
d)
non existent
21.
The largest planet in our solar system is 
a)
Uranus
b)
Neptune
c)
Pluto
d)
Jupiter
22.
What is the only celestial body that has liquid water naturally available?
a)
Mars
b)
Earth
c)
The Moon
d)
Phobos (one of Mars' moons)
23.
The force that keeps planets on there orbit...
a)
orbit
b)
stars
c)
planets
d)
gravity
24.
What country was the first to put a man into space?
a)
USA
b)
Canada
c)
Russia
d)
England
25.

Which President decided that the US should enter the space race?

a)

President Obama

b)

President Washington

c)

President Kennedy

d)

President Nixon

26.

Is earth made of mostly land or water?

a)

water

b)

land

27.

Who was the first man on the moon?

a)

President Obama

b)

Martin L. King, Jr.

c)

Buzz Lightyear

d)

Neil Armstrong

28.
I orbit Earth and help your cell phones work. What am I?
a)
Space Shuttle 
b)
Rover
c)
Satellite
d)
Rocket
29.

Why are space suits necessary for astronauts working on the surface of another planet?

a)

Space suits provide the weight needed to hold astronauts down on the planet's surface.

b)

Space suits allow astronauts to carry things that normally would be too heavy.

c)

Space suits make an astronaut more visible to other astronauts

d)

Space suits provide protection from radiation and offer normal air pressure inside.

30.
Country that landed the first man on the Moon
a)
Soviet Union (Russia)
b)
Iceland
c)
China
d)
USA
31.
The order of the planets is:
a)
Mars,Venus,Earth,
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Earth,Venus,Mars
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
c)
Mercury,Venus,Earth
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
32.
True or False
The Earth is the center of the solar system.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
True or False
The planets are not lined up in a perfectly straight line
a)
True
b)
False
34.
Which planet has had rovers sent to it to study its soil?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
35.
Which planet rotates on its side?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune

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