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Rocket

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 3600secs

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Class
Date
1.

When talking about spaceflight, what is propulsion?

a)

how the spacecraft is thrust forward

b)

how the spacecraft explores

c)

how the spacecraft keeps data

d)

how the spacecraft stays cool

2.

What is an orbital period?

a)

a space-related length, like parsec

b)

the time it takes an object in space to complete one orbit

c)

a place in space

d)

the time to get directly from Earth to the Sun

3.

Is it true or false that "pitch" is a word used in relation to a rocket's orientation?

(a)  

4.

If an orbit changes shape, what will rocket scientists also have to make sure to change?

a)

equation

b)

look

c)

sound

d)

fuel type

5.

What is typically used to thrust spacecraft off of the Earth?

a)

Propellants

b)

Slingshot

c)

fans

d)

nothing

6.

What is the field that scientists call astrodynamics?

a)

how an object acts when on a planet

b)

how the sun powers a spacecraft

c)

how the stars react to an object

d)

how an object moves in space

7.

When scientists are speaking about propulsion, what does "v" stand for?

(English)

(a)  

8.

Which of these have we not yet ORBITED or landed on?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Moon

d)

Pluto

9.

What is the main purpose of the International Space Station?

a)

View of eclipse

b)

Alien contact👽

c)

research🔬

d)

harvesting space minerals💎

10.

Is it true or false that a pulsar, a type of star, sends out electromagnetic energy?

(a)  

11.

What do satellites do to make sure they are always facing the correct way?

a)

adjust their position themselves

b)

move orbits

c)

receive signals from the Sun

d)

go back to Earth

12.

What word is used to describe the speed of an object in an orbit?

a)

orbital speed

b)

future speed

c)

trajectory

d)

orbital velocity

13.

What is the term scientists use for the substance they believe exists, but is physically invisible and undetectable?

(a)  

14.

You can find these in a car, but they are also important for astronauts in rocket ships. What are they?

a)

tires

b)

pedals

c)

mats

d)

airbags(definitely not this)

15.

If thrust is applied to a rocket during an orbit, what will happen?

a)

The rocket will change orbit, but always touch the point of thrust.

b)

The rocket will spin around.

c)

The rocket will keep orbiting as it was.

d)

The rocket comes back to Earth🌠

16.

In what shape are orbits naturally occurring?

a)

eclipse

b)

trapezoid

c)

square

d)

don't know

17.

Is it true or false that microgravity is much stronger than regular gravity?

(a)  

18.

What travels 300,000 kilometers per second? (⚡⬅️hint)

(a)  

19.

Is it true or false that the center of a comet is called the nucleus?

(a)  

20.

What do scientists mean when they mention the gas giants?

(a)  

21.

Is it true or false that most of the space debris around our planet is not originally from space?

(a)  

22.

(HARD)Which scientist laid down the foundation of astronautics, years before we ever explored space?

a)

I.Newton

b)

Einstein

c)

R.Goddard

d)

Don't Know

23.

Is it true or false that yaw is a type of rotation used by rocket scientists?

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Which of these items is between the Sun and the Earth?

a)

IMF

(Interplanetary Magnetic Field)

b)

nothing

c)

Blackholes

d)

planets

25.

HARD: What does the unit of "angstrom" measure?

a)

liquid (this is wrong)

b)

height

c)

frequency

d)

wavelength

26.

EZ: Which of these things most drastically changes while a spacecraft is landing?

a)

Tilt

b)

Temp (not this)

c)

nothing (this one)

d)

velocity(speed)

27.

Is it true or false that there is an actual job title called "rocket scientist"?

(a)  

28.

Which of the following is NOT A TYPE of rocket propulsion?

a)

ion

b)

solid

c)

liquid

d)

nuclear

29.

After being thrust out of the Earth's atmosphere, how might an object make its way to its outer space destination?

a)

It floats there.

b)

Free Falling

c)

finds orbit

d)

lands on nearest planet

30.

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