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Engineering Space

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

On _____________, the space age began

a)

October 4, 1957

b)

October 24, 1957

c)

October 4, 2020

d)

November 4, 1957

2.

Who was the first human being to travel around in space and what country was he/she from

a)

Yury Gagarin

from the USA

b)

Neil Armstrong from the Soviet Union

c)

Neil Armstrong from the USA

d)

 Yury Gagarin

from the Soviet Union

3.

Who was the first person to set foot on the moon?

a)

Jeff Bezoz

b)

Yury Gagarin

c)

Neil Armstrong

d)

Isaac Newton

4.

What is space?

a)

The region beyond earth

b)

The region beyond Earth’s atmosphere

c)

The region below earth

d)

The region no one has gone before

5.

For humans, the conditions of space begin at about

a)

45,000 feet

b)

4,000 feet

c)

30.000 feet

d)

45,000 inches

6.

At about what altitude can satellites orbit Earth?

a)

1 mile

b)

10 miles

c)

100 miles

d)

1000 miles

7.

 The area between Earth and the Moon is called?

a)

Intergalactic space

b)

Interstellar space

c)

Interplanetary space

d)

Cislunar space 

8.

 The area between the Sun and the planets of the solar system is called?

a)

Intergalactic space

b)

Interstellar space

c)

Interplanetary space

d)

Cislunar space 

9.

 The area between the stars of a galaxy is called?

a)

Intergalactic space

b)

Interstellar space

c)

Interplanetary space

d)

Cislunar space 

10.

 The area between the myriad galaxies of the universe is called?

a)

Intergalactic space

b)

Interstellar space

c)

Interplanetary space

d)

Cislunar space 

11.

Two principal reasons for the exploration of space are? (choose two answers)

a)

to get more knowledge about Earth, the solar system, and the universe beyond

b)

to get a space rush

c)

is humanity’s curiosity

d)

to live there

12.

 The invention of the telescope was during the

a)

1st century

b)

5th century

c)

17th century

d)

19th century

13.

Who is considered the Father of Modern Rocketry?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Robert Hutchings Goddard

c)

Konstantin E. Tsiolkovsky

d)

John Glenn

14.

For flight above Earth’s atmosphere a device is needed that carries both its fuel and its oxidizer and that does not depend on the atmosphere for support. What is this device called?

a)

Jet

b)

Ballon

c)

Rocket

d)

Space Ship

15.

When did the Rocket Society in the Soviet Union began?

a)

1924

b)

1927

c)

1930's

d)

1950's

16.

When did the Rocket Society in the United States began?

a)

1924

b)

1927

c)

1930's

d)

1950's

17.

When did the Rocket Society in Germany began?

a)

1924

b)

1927

c)

1930's

d)

1950's

18.

The first U.S. effort to launch a human into space was known as?

a)

Project Mars

b)

Project Mercury

c)

Project Jupiter

d)

Project Apple