NEW
Font size
WorksheetsSpace Exploration
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is a Rocket?
Any human-made object placed in orbit around a body in space.
A machine that uses escaping gas to move.
An optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and brighter, using lenses and curved mirrors.
What is an Artificial Satellite?
Any human-made object placed in orbit around a body in space.
A long-term orbiting platform where scientists can work in space.
A reusable space vehicle that takes off like a rocket and lands like an airplane.
What is a Space Shuttle?
A reusable space vehicle that takes off like a rocket and lands like an airplane.
A machine that uses escaping gas to move.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
What does NASA stand for?
Any human-made object placed in orbit around a body in space.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
An un-crewed vehicle that carries scientific instruments to planets or other bodies in space. Unlike satellites which stay in Earth's orbit, space probes travel away from the earth.
What is a Space Probe?
An un-crewed vehicle that carries scientific instruments to planets or other bodies in space. Unlike satellites which stay in Earth's orbit, space probes travel away from the earth.
A machine that uses escaping gas to move.
An optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and brighter, using lenses and curved mirrors.
What is a Space Station?
A long-term orbiting platform where scientists can work in space.
A machine that uses escaping gas to move.
A reusable space vehicle that takes off like a rocket and lands like an airplane.
Humans have:
Traveled to the moon
Landed probes on Mars, Venus, comets, and many other bodies in space.
Sent probes speeding past Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
All of the above
What is a Telescope?
Any human-made object placed in orbit around a body in space.
An un-crewed vehicle that carries scientific instruments to planets or other bodies in space. Unlike satellites which stay in Earth's orbit, space probes travel away from the earth.
An optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and brighter, using lenses and curved mirrors.
Space Exploration has allowed humans to learn much about the workings of the solar system, the composition of planets and moons, and the effects of many types of solar radiation on the Earth.
TRUE
FALSE
Which of these products was developed for use in the space program?
Recycled pavement
Cardboard
Metal
NASA has a fleet of BLANK that have allowed us to learn more about our universe.
Rockets
Telescopes
Space Shuttles
In preparing for the challenge of space exploration, people have developed BLANK and BLANK that have become very important in enriching our lives.
Tools and Products
Rockets and Space Probes
Artificial Satellites and Telescopes
The first artificial satellite "Sputnik 1" was launched into space by the Soviet Union in 1968.
TRUE
FALSE
The United States successfully launched its first satellite, Explorer 1, in 1958.
TRUE
FALSE
Many of our modern conveniences are the result of products developed for use in the space program.
TRUE
FALSE
