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WorksheetsApollo 13
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Why was Ken Mattingly
replaced by John Swigert?
Swigert was a better pilot.
Captain Jim Lovell decided to replace him.
Mattingly was needed on the ground to help with the engines after the explosion.
Charles Duke exposed the crew to German measles and Mattingly wasn't immune.
Who was the commander of Apollo 13?
Frank Borman
Jim Lovell
Neil Armstrong
Fred Haise
What was the mission plan for Apollo 13?
to be the third lunar landing attempt
to be the first man to walk on the moon
to test the escape hatches to prevent deaths in case of fire
to begin building the International Space Station
During the first two days . . .
they were struck by a meteor.
Apollo 13 circled the moon without landing.
the crew put on a TV show that was watched around the world.
Apollo 13 was looking like the smoothest flight of the program.
Why was the mission classified as a successful failure?
The crew landed on the moon as planned but died returning to Earth.
They gained experience dealing with emergencies though they did not complete the mission.
They didn't land on the moon but they gained new information about the moon.
They failed to orbit the moon first but beat the Russians landing on the moon.
How did they solve the carbon dioxide problem?
There was no problem, they actually had plenty of oxygen.
Mission control devised a way to attach the square CM canisters to the round LM system by using plastic bags, cardboard and to tape all materials carried on board.
They quickly moved to the lunar module (LM) so they could use the oxygen there.
The ground crew devised a way to burn the engines for five minutes to make a 1/2 degree adjustment and re-route the power to the CM (command module)
What decade saw the height of the "Space Race" between the United States and the Soviet Union?
The 1950s
The 1960s
The 1970s
The 1980s
What was the function of the lunar modules attached to Apollo spacecraft?
They provided the thrust and power needed to escape the Earth's gravity
They delivered astronauts from the main Apollo capsules to the moon's surface
They enabled the Apollo capsules to land safely on Earth at the ends of their missions
They contained the computers and radios the astronauts needed to maintain contact with Mission Control
Using the Moon's gravity to turn a spacecraft around with almost no use of power is called
Command Module Eclipse
Newtonian Orbit
Free Return Trajectory
Third Law Reversal
What was the function of the lunar modules (LM) attached to Apollo spacecraft?
They provided the thrust and power needed to escape the Earth's gravity.
They delivered astronauts from the main Apollo capsules to the moon's surface.
They enabled the Apollo capsules to land safely on Earth at the ends of their missions.
They contained the computers and radios the astronauts needed to maintain contact with Mission Control.
What was the purpose of Apollo1? and, what happened?
to fly to the moon, and they were the first to walk on the moon
to test the launch procedure, and 3 people died
to orbit the earth, and it caught on fire
to test the safety procedures, and everything was fixed
What is the name of the rocket that the Apollo missions used?
Mercury 3
Gemini 2
Saturn 5
Lunar 11
When a rocket engine burns, hot gas flows DOWNWARD out the bottom of the rocket. In turn, a thrusting force is produced ____________. This allows a rocket to launch or takeoff.
DOWNWARD
UPWARD
BACKWARD
FORWARD
The man in the black shirt made an unfortunate mistake. He pushed himself FORWARD to get off of the boat. In turn, the boat was pushed _______________. This was not good for others trying to get off the boat.
UPWARD
DOWNWARD
FORWARD
BACKWARD
For every action there is ...
an equal and parallel reaction
no reaction
an equal and opposite reaction
an adverse reaction
