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Launching into Space Review-3rd

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the 3rd planet from the sun?

a)

Venus

b)

Mars

c)

Earth

d)

Mercury

2.

The sun is at the ___ of our solar system.

a)

back

b)

front

c)

center

d)

side

3.

This newspaper is about ____.

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

Maria Mitchell

c)

James Lovell

d)

Bill Gates

4.

Which happened before 1970: NASA launched the Apollo 13 mission?

a)

2016: SpaceX launched the first reusable rocket booster

b)

1986: The Space Shuttle Challenger exploded

c)

1969: Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon

5.

This model shows how the ______

a)

Earth orbits the moon.

b)

moon orbits the Earth.

c)

sun orbits the Earth.

d)

moon and Earth orbits the sun.

6.

Which four planets are closer to the Sun than the asteroid belt?

a)

Earth

b)

Venus

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mercury

e)

Mars

7.

True or False

There are limitations to the student's drawing.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

This person successfully landed the damaged Apollo 13 ship back on Earth and saved the lives of astronauts aboard.

a)

James Lovell

b)

Bill Gates

c)

Mae Jemison

d)

Neil Armstrong

9.

True or False

Maria Mitchell opened the door for women to pursue careers in astronomy.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Which of these is considered Christa McAuliffe's heroic deed?

a)

She was a teacher in elementary school.

b)

Became the first woman to walk on the moon.

c)

Became the first female astronomer.

d)

Lost her life in the pursuit of space exploration.

11.

Which model below best represents the correct scale sizes of the Sun, Earth, and Moon system?

a)

b)

c)

d)

12.

True or False

This is in an accurate model of how the sun, Earth, and moon move.

a)

True

b)

False