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MS Space Exploration

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the "B" in IBM stand for?

a)

Ballistic

b)

Business

c)

Bowser

d)

Bayer

2.

Why did Americans believe they were being watched by the Russians?

a)

Because of WWI

b)

They had caught Russian Spies

c)

Russians were the first to put a satellite into orbit

d)

Russians were always ahead of them in the space race

3.

What was the name of the first satellite in orbit?

a)

Explorer 1

b)

Apollo 13

c)

Curiosity

d)

Sputnik 1

4.

What was the name of the first spacecraft to reach the moon?

a)

Apollo 11

b)

The Lunar Rover

c)

Apollo 1

d)

Apollo 13

5.

Americans were the first to successfully put a satellite into orbit

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Landing on the moon successfully was the first American "win" in the space race.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Americans and Russians are the only nations with an interest in space exploration.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Why do you think the movie was named "Hidden Figures"?

4 lines
9.

What role did computer science play in putting a man on the moon?

4 lines
10.

What was the point of the space race?

4 lines