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Space Exploration

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first man on the moon?

a)

Buzz Aldrin

b)

The Rock

c)

Buzz Lightyear

d)

Neil Armstrong

2.
What object is launched into orbit and designed to send and receive information?
a)
rover
b)
satellite
c)
space shuttle
d)
space probe
3.

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.

4.

Which country landed the first man on the Moon?

a)

Soviet Union (Russia)

b)

Iceland

c)

China

d)

USA

5.

Russia sent the first artificial satellite, ______________, into Earth's orbit

a)

Explorer 1

b)

Apollo 1

c)

Sputnik 1

d)

Gemini 1

6.

A tool for viewing and observing is:

a)

a telescope

b)

a telephone

7.
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
8.

True or False

The Earth is the center of the solar system.

a)

True

b)

False

9.
True or False
The planets are not lined up in a perfectly straight line
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Which planet is covered in water?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
11.
Which planet has had rovers sent to it to study its soil?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
12.
Which planet is the largest?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
13.

What is the ISS?

a)

International Student Services

b)

Inside Sun Secrets

c)

International Space Station

d)

Irritable Space Services

14.

Which space equipment transports humans into space from Earth?

a)

space shuttle

b)

space probe

c)

satellite

15.

the moon orbiting the earth is an example of:

a)

natural satellite

b)

artificial satellite

16.

What was the first creature in space?

a)

a dog

b)

a human

c)

a hamster

d)

a monkey

17.

What is the artificial satellite that orbits Earth?

a)

Hubble Telescope

b)

Spirit

c)

Opportunity

d)

Challenger

18.
Gravity on the moon is _____ than that on the Earth.
a)
the same
b)
greater
c)
less
d)
non existent
19.
The largest planet in our solar system is 
a)
Uranus
b)
Neptune
c)
Pluto
d)
Jupiter
20.
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)
21.
Is Mars warmer or colder than Earth?
a)
Warmer
b)
Colder
c)
Both
d)
Same temperature
22.

The force that keeps planets on their orbit is called:

a)

orbit

b)

stars

c)

planets

d)

gravity

23.

A person who is trained for traveling in space is called:

a)

Astronaut

b)

Sputnik

c)

Light-year

d)

Satellite

24.
How do astronauts protect their bone health while in space?
a)
drink lots of fluids
b)
exercise with equipment
c)
special space suits
d)
special medicine
25.

Earth and the rest of the solar system are located in the galaxy ___________________.

a)

Milky Way

b)

Star Trek

c)

Andromeda

26.
Which of the following is the strongest reason for Earth being habitable?
a)
The Earth is close enough to the Sun to have a night and day.
b)
The atmosphere of Earth has a favorable ratio of gases.
c)
The Earth is far enough from the Sun to be protected from radiation.
d)
The atmosphere is thin enough to allow energy to pass through it.
27.

This layer of our atmosphere protects us from the dangerous rays of the sun:

a)

Ozone

b)

Biosphere

c)

Velocity

d)

Magnetic field

28.

What is the role of the ISS?

a)

To destroy space junk with high powered lasers

b)

To project 1980's music into other galaxies

c)

To be a multinational space research laboratory for a variety of long term space projects

d)

To take photos of Earth from different angles

29.
Why would animals be sent to space before humans?
a)
Because they are much cuter
b)
Because they can withstand more force
c)
To test for safety
d)
Because they didn't have to pay them
30.
What year did the first space tourist go to space?
a)
2001
b)
2011
c)
2016
d)
hasn't happened
31.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or NASA is the agency dedicated to exploring space and represents:
a)
Germany, Russia, and the USA
b)
The NATO conference
c)
The United States government
32.
What features make a planet habitable?
a)
Oxygen, Water, Proximity to the Sun and Food
b)
Carbon Dioxide, Proximity to the Sun, Habitat and artificial satelites
c)
Lots of radiation, extreme temperatures, no food, no shelter
d)
Extreme sunlight, dangerous predators, and salty water
33.

The space shuttle was different from previous U.S. rockets in that it was:

a)

made of aluminum

b)

made of pieces that came apart

c)

reusable

d)

only good for 1 flight

34.

Why can't astronauts go to Mars yet?

a)

Scientist don't know how to get them there safely and how to get them back safely

b)

Mars is too far away

c)

Mars doesn't have food

d)

Scientists haven't learned the Martian language yet

35.
How are Mars and Earth similar? 
a)
A day is about the same length
b)
Both have a metallic core and rocky outer crust.
c)
Both have ice caps that form at the poles.  
d)
All options are true.
36.
The climate on Mars is most like which place on Earth? 
a)
Alabama
b)
Iceland
c)
Antarctica 
d)
China
37.
Mars has an atmosphere mostly made up of
a)
Air
b)
Carbon dioxide
c)
Oxygen
d)
Hydrogen
38.
An artificial satellite is a spacecraft that _____________.
a)
completes only one orbit
b)
is built by humans and orbits another object in space
c)
travels outward into the solar system
d)
orbits beyond the orbit of the moon
39.

Referring to the moon:

a)

lunar

b)

solar

c)

moonar

d)

looney

40.

How are satellites used?

a)

monitor weather

b)

by the military

c)

for phones and television

d)

navigation and mapping

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