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Manned Space Exploration

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This President gave a speech that catapulted the U.S. forward in the space race.

a)

Richard M. Nixon

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Harry S. Truman

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

2.

The U.S. sent a man to the moon for scientific purposes.

a)

true

b)

false

3.

This was the first U.S. space station.

a)

Skylab

b)

Salyut 1

c)

Mir

d)

Aurora 1

4.

Many countries were involved in building the International Space Station because of its ____________.

a)

size

b)

cost

c)

humanitarian purposes

d)

location

5.

The greatest challenge to human space flight is probably ___________.

a)

surviving in a microgravity environment

b)

building airtight capsules

c)

returning astronauts safely to earth

d)

launching capsules into orbit

6.

He was the first American to orbit the earth.

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

Yuri Gagarin

c)

Eileen Collins

d)

John Glenn

7.

Which is a biblical justification for space exploration?

a)

to satisfy God-given curiosity

b)

to develop technologies to help people

c)

both answers are correct

d)

neither answer is correct

8.

What is the main purpose of the International Space Station?

a)

scientific research

b)

to prepare for colonizing Saturn

c)

reinstating Pluto to planet status

d)

building the Starship Enterprise

9.

I was the first female shuttle commander.

a)

Mae C. Jemison

b)

Sally Ride

c)

Eileen Collins

d)

Jessica Meir

10.

Which manned U.S. space capsule series tested launch and reentry systems?

a)

Apollo

b)

Mercury

c)

Gemini

d)

Zeus

11.

Humans should only explore space if the ________ gained justify the ________ to the explorers.

a)

risks; benefits

b)

knowledge; rewards

c)

rewards; expense

d)

benefits; risks

12.

This was the first successful space station.

a)

Mir

b)

Salyut 1

c)

the ISS

d)

Skylab

13.

This was the NASA program to take men to the moon.

a)

Apollo

b)

Mercury

c)

Gemini

d)

Voskhod

14.

Making shuttles ________ was supposed to make the Space Transportation System economical.

a)

lightweight

b)

smaller

c)

reusable

d)

self-sustaining

15.

If we gain new knowledge, space exploration is worth any risks.

a)

true

b)

false

16.

I was one of the first men to walk on the moon.

a)

John Glenn

b)

Neil Armstrong

c)

Jim Lovell

d)

Ken Mattingly

17.

This was the main advantage of the space shuttle.

a)

cheaper to operate than standard rockets

b)

reusable, unlike rockets

c)

safer than standard passenger rockets

d)

large cargo bay with robotic manipulator arms