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NASA Test

Total questions: 125

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does NASA stand for?

a)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

b)

New Aeroplane Science Administration

c)

National Aeronautics and Science Administration

d)

Native American Space Administration

2.

Who was the first American to orbit the earth?

a)

John Glenn

b)

Neil Armstrong

c)

Buzz Aldrin

d)

Bud Collins

3.

What does NASA stand for?

a)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

b)

New Aeroplane Science Administration

c)

National Aeronautics and Science Administration

d)

Native American Space Administration

4.

The space race was between

a)

Soviet Union and United States

b)

Russian and United States

c)

European Space Agency and the United States

d)

Cuba and US

5.

The first person in space was

a)

Yuri Gagarin

b)

Alan Sheppard

c)

John Glen

d)

Gus Grissom

6.

These seven original American astronauts were Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard, and Deke Slayton. What was the program called they were in?

a)

Mercury

b)

Atlas

c)

Redstone

d)

Apollo

7.

Goal is to put one person into space. This was the _____ Program

a)

Apollo

b)

Gemini

c)

Mercury

d)

Redstone

8.

The main objective was to land a person on the moon. The program was called ___________.

a)

Gemini

b)

Mercury

c)

Apollo

d)

Redstone

9.

Who said "That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

a)

Alan Shepard

b)

Gus Grissom

c)

Neil Armstrong

d)

Yuri Gagarin

10.

Which Apollo mission was the first to send men to walk on the moon?

a)

Apollo 13

b)

Apollo 9

c)

Apollo 7

d)

Apollo 11

11.

Which U.S. President gave a speech at Rice University in 1962 setting the deadline of reaching the moon by the end of the decade?

a)

Robert Kennedy

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Jimmy Carter

12.

Which of the astronauts did NOT travel on Apollo 11?

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

Lance Armstrong

c)

Michael Collins

d)

Edwn "Buzz" Aldrin

13.

The space race was part of what larger conflict?

a)

Cold War

b)

WWII

c)

Vietnam

d)

Korean War

e)

War on Terror

14.

Who was the primary rival of the US following WWII?

a)

Germany

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Korea

d)

Vietnam

e)

China

15.

Which nation launched the first satellite and astronaut into space?

a)

United States

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Great Britain

d)

Germany

e)

China

16.

Which US president launched NASA in an attempt to help the US compete in the space race?

a)

Franklin Roosevelt

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Dwight Eisenhower

d)

John F. Kennedy

17.
The first satellite launched into space by Russia 
a)
Space Suit
b)
Sputnik
c)
ISS
d)
Astronaut
18.

Which of the following men did not walk on the moon in 1969?

a)

Collins

b)

Armstrong

c)

Aldrin

d)

all walked on moon

19.

When did man first land on the moon?

a)

20th June 1969

b)

20th July 1969

c)

20th May 1970

d)

20th December 1972

20.

The image shown is the ______.

a)

command center

b)

service module

c)

saturn rocket

d)

lunar module

21.

What does NASA stand for?

a)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

b)

New Aeroplane Science Administration

c)

National Aeronautics and Science Administration

d)

Native American Space Administration

22.

Why did the Kepler spacecraft become retired?

a)

It burst into flames

b)

They made a second Kepler to replace the first one

c)

It ran out of fuel needed to complete it's task

d)

It failed its mission and returned to Earth

23.

Which Apollo mission was the first to send men to the moon

a)

Apollo 13

b)

Apollo 9

c)

Apollo 7

d)

Apollo 1

24.

How many seconds after the Challenger launched did it explode?

a)

1,738

b)

69

c)

21

d)

73

25.

In Greek mythology, who is Artemis twin brother?

a)

Hermes

b)

Apollo

c)

Zeus

d)

Hades

26.

How many miles away from Earth will the Orion Spacecraft launch astronauts into Lunar Orbit?

a)

A half million miles

b)

5 million miles

c)

A quarter million miles

d)

2 and a quarter million miles

27.

What happened to the Columbia space shuttle once it attempted re-entry after it's mission?

a)

Gas and smoke entered the left wing causing it to break off

b)

The shuttle got stuck in space

c)

They landed and became heroes

d)

It flew straight into the ocean after it overshot it's landing

28.

Roughly how many planets has the Kepler spacecraft discovered?

a)

50

b)

100

c)

4,000

d)

2,600

29.

Where is the Hubble Spacecraft today?

a)

Sitting on another planet

b)

Stored at NASA

c)

Low Earth orbit

d)

In the air and space museum

30.

By what year is NASA planning on sending the first women and next man to the moon?

a)

2021

b)

2030

c)

2024

d)

2029

31.

NASA stands for

a)

National Aeronautics and Space Agency

b)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

c)

National Aeronautics Social Administration

d)

National Aeroplane and Space Administration

32.

The space race was between

a)

Soviet Union and United States

b)

Russian and United States

c)

European Space Agency and the United States

d)

Cuba and US

33.

Which statement best describes the Mission statement of NASA?

a)

for space exploration and scientific discovery to explore worlds beyond the Earth

b)

to develop new ideas and ways to colonize worlds other than Earth

c)

to pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery and aeronautics research

d)

to put a man on the moon before the decade is out

34.

NASA was created in _____ as a response to _______.

a)

1958, Russia launching Sputnik

b)

1957, Kennedy saying we need to send a man to the moon

c)

1958, the Cold War

d)

1959, the Roswell Alien Crash

35.

The first person in space was

a)

Yuri Gagarin

b)

Alan Sheppard

c)

John Glen

d)

Gus Grissom

36.

The following is a quote about space "I saw for the first time the earth's shape. I could easily see the shores of continents, islands, great rivers, folds of the terrain, large bodies of water. The horizon is dark blue, smoothly turning to black. . . the feelings which filled me I can express with one word-joy" who said it

a)

Alan Sheppard

b)

John Glenn

c)

Scott Carpenter

d)

Yuri Gagarin

37.

First American in space, he broke through the atmosphere

a)

Alan Shepard

b)

John Glenn

c)

Gus Grissom

d)

Walter Schirra

38.

These seven original American astronauts were Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard, and Deke Slayton. What was the program called they were in?

a)

Mercury

b)

Atlas

c)

Redstone

d)

Apollo

39.

The first female in space was

a)

Sally Ride

b)

Christa McAuliffe

c)

Valentina Tereshkova

d)

Ivanka Grissom

40.

The best pilot that the US had during the formation of NASA was Chuck Yeager why was he not an astronaut?

a)

He was in the military

b)

He was a civialian

c)

He did not have a college degree

d)

He did not want to join the program

41.

The first American in orbit was

a)

Alan Shepard

b)

John Glen

c)

Laika the dog

d)

Ham the monkey

42.

What is the difference between Cosmonauts and Astronauts?

a)

Nothing but County

b)

The Cosmonauts filled up the cosmos while the astronauts were trying to reach the moon

c)

Cosmonauts studied the cosmos while Astronauts studied astronomy

43.

The Space Race was won by

a)

The US

b)

The Soviet Union

c)

The Russians

d)

No One

44.

Goal is to put one person into space. This was the _____ Program

a)

Apollo

b)

Gemini

c)

Mercury

d)

Redstone

45.

Did Laika survive its trip into space

a)

Yes

b)

No

46.

Main goals were to test an astronaut's ability to fly long-duration missions. This was the _____ Program

a)

Apollo

b)

Gemini

c)

Mercury

d)

Redstone

47.

The main objective was to land a person on the moon. The program was called ___________.

a)

Gemini

b)

Mercury

c)

Apollo

d)

Redstone

48.

The first american to orbit the Earth was

a)

Alan Sheppard

b)

Neil Armstron

c)

Gus Grissom

d)

John Glenn

49.

The first person to walk in space was a

a)

Ed White

b)

John Glenn

c)

Yuri Gagarin

d)

Alexei Leonov

50.

The first person to walk on the moon was

a)

Alan Shepard

b)

Yuri Gagarin

c)

Alexei Leonov

d)

Neil Armstrong

51.

How many women have walked on the moon?

a)

0

b)

12

c)

6

d)

24

52.

How many Astronauts have walked on the moon?

a)

0

b)

12

c)

6

d)

24

53.

Who said "That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind."

a)

Alan Shepard

b)

Gus Grissom

c)

Neil Armstrong

d)

Yuri Gagarin

54.

Who was the oldest astronaut to travel in space?

a)

Sally Ride

b)

Alan Shepard

c)

Gordon Cooper

d)

John Glenn

55.

This program was designed to provide a reusable spacecraft that will continue to provide scientific and research missions with continued, reliable human access to space.

a)

Apollo

b)

Shuttle

c)

Mercury

d)

Gemini

56.

Who was the first Astronaut to walk in space

a)

Alexei Leonov

b)

Ed White

c)

John Glenn

d)

Neil Armstrong

57.

Who said "Why don't you fix your little problem and light this candle?"

a)

Sally Ride

b)

Alan Shepard

c)

Gordon Cooper

d)

John Glenn

58.

This astronaut was the only astronaut to fly all three Apollo-era programs – Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo

a)

Alan Shepard

b)

Wally Schirra

c)

Gordon Cooper

d)

Neil Armstron

59.

The first major optical space telescope to be put into space was the

a)

Hubble Telescope

b)

Mir

c)

James Webb Space Telescope

d)

Voyager

60.

A small robotic space probe that can move about on the surface of a planet or moon is

a)

Orbiter

b)

Rover

c)

Space Station

d)

Apollo

61.

Unmanned space vehicles that take instruments into space to collect data are called

a)

Satellite

b)

Space Shuttle

c)

Rocket

d)

Space Probe

62.

Scientists at NASA are planning a human mission to the space station. Which of these spacecraft would they use to deliver astronauts to the space station?

a)

Space Shuttle

b)

Rover

c)

Space Probe

d)

Satellite

63.

A Telescope that uses a set of lenses to gather and focus light from distant objects is called a

a)

refracting telescope

b)

optical looking device

c)

spectroscope

d)

reflecting telescope

64.

A telescope that uses a curved mirror to gather and focus light from distant objects is called a ____________

a)

reflecting telescope

b)

refracting telescope

c)

spectroscope

d)

optical looking device

65.

All of the following are benefits of unmanned space crafts EXCEPT

a)

instruments can be sent to places humans cannot go

b)

not required to carry luggage (oxygen, water, food)

c)

it can overcome any harsh atmospheric conditions

d)

Analysis time is delayed

66.

What are some useful benefits of satellites. choose 2

a)

They take images of celestial objects too distant for humans to explore

b)

Takes humans to the International Space Station

c)

They provide television, phone, navigational services, weather

information

d)

Deliver rovers to distant planets for observation

e)

They travel to distant planets to test atmospheres

67.

Match the following

a)
1.

Space Probe

b)
2.

Space Shuttle

c)
3.

Satellite

d)
4.

Lander/Rover

e)
5.

Rocket

68.

Which is an advantage of a space probe compared to a space shuttle?

a)

Space probes can travel further into space since they are unmanned.

b)

Space probes may need human intervention if problems arise.

c)

Space probes transmit information back to Earth.

d)

Space probes are not able to be used more than once.

69.

What type of space vehicle is shown?

a)

Rover

b)

Satellite

c)

Space Probe

d)

Rocket

70.

What type of space vehicle is shown?

a)

Rover

b)

Satellite

c)

Space Probe

d)

Rocket

71.

Unmanned space vehicles that take instruments into space to collect data are called

a)

Space Probe

b)

Rover

c)

Lander

d)

Shuttle

72.

A small robotic space probe that can move about on the surface of a planet or moon is

a)

Rover

b)

Lander

c)

Rocket

d)

Shuttle

73.

Artificial satellites are launched into space on rockets.

a)

True

b)

False

74.

(a)   satellites help us communicate and even observe the distant Universe.

75.

What tool can help us see things that are far away?

a)

telescope

b)

microscope

c)

calculator

76.

The mission that was the first to land on the moon was called....

a)

Surveyor 1

b)

Luna 22

c)

Pioneer 2

d)

Apollo 13

e)

Apollo 11

77.

The following were crew members on the first moon landing mission except...

a)

Buzz Aldrin

b)

Michael Collins

c)

John Glenn

d)

Neil Armstrong

78.

How many crew members were apart of each Apollo mission?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

79.

What was the name of the moon landing craft?

a)

Apollo

b)

Columbia

c)

Saturn

d)

Eagle

80.

The spacesuits are well padded to protect them from the jagged rocks and high-speed micrometeoroids that constantly bombard the Moon's surface.

a)

True

b)

False

81.

The astronauts landed on the moon on....

a)

July 20, 1959

b)

July 20, 1969

c)

July 20, 1979

d)

July 20, 1989

82.

The commander of the mission was the first to make a footprint on the lunar soil. His famous quote was...

a)

"One small step for man, one leap for mankind"

b)

"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"

c)

"One small leap for man, one big leap for mankind"

d)

"That's a small step for man and a giant leap for humankind"

83.

The first man to step on the moon was....

a)

Michael Collins

b)

Buzz Aldrin

c)

John Glenn

d)

Neil Armstrong

84.

The astronauts planted a __________ in the lunar soil.

a)

tree

b)

world flag

c)

banner

d)

US flag

85.

The astronauts set up a seismometer to record......

a)

earthquakes

b)

solar wind activity

c)

moonquakes

d)

rock and soil samples

86.

After the mission, the Eagle ________________________.

a)

lands in the ocean.

b)

crashes into the Moon

c)

orbits the Earth

d)

orbits the solar system.

87.

The astronauts were on the moon for about _________ hours.

a)

2

b)

10

c)

15

d)

22

88.

The astronauts splash down in which ocean?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Arctic

d)

Indian

89.

People from around the world watched the moon landing on tv.

a)

True

b)

False

90.

The _____________ V rocket sent the crew and spacecraft toward the moon.

a)

Mercury

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

Pluto

91.

The "_____________" was chosen as a landing site because it is flat and relatively free of large craters.

a)

Sea of Tranquility

b)

Sea of Peace

c)

Sea of Isolation

d)

Sea of the Moon

92.

The Eagle overshoots its original landing site and they have to find a new place to land.

a)

True

b)

False

93.

NASA Mission Control was located in ________________.

a)

Washington D.C.

b)

Houston, Texas

c)

San Diego, California

d)

New York City

94.

Where were the missions launched from?

a)

Houston, Texas

b)

The Pacific Ocean

c)

Cape Kennedy, Florida

d)

NASA

95.

Where is Mission Control after launching?

a)

Houston, Texas

b)

The Pacific Ocean

c)

Cape Kennedy, Florida

d)

NASA

96.

Place the following events in sequence:

A) The Apollo Project begins;

B) The Mercury Project begins;

C) Sputnik I is launched

a)

A C B

b)

C B A

c)

C A B

d)

A B C

97.

What decade saw the height of the "Space Race" between the United States and the Soviet Union?

a)

the 1950's

b)

the 1960's

c)

the 1970's

d)

the 1980's

98.

What was the function of the lunar modules (LM) attached to Apollo spacecraft?

a)

They provided the thrust and power needed to escape the Earth's gravity.

b)

They delivered astronauts from the main Apollo capsules to the moon's surface.

c)

They enabled the Apollo capsules to land safely on Earth at the ends of their missions.

d)

They contained the computers and radios the astronauts needed to maintain contact with Mission Control.

99.

When did man first land on the moon?

a)

1969

b)

1960

c)

1970

d)

1972

100.

What was the Apollo Project?

a)

an unpublished Percy Jackson novel

b)

a class of astronauts who graduated from MIT

c)

a series of rockets designed to go to the Sun

d)

a series of space flights dedicated to getting American astronauts to the moon

101.

Project Apollo was a follow up to ______ which successfully __________.

a)

Project Mercury, put a dog, Laika, on the moon,

b)

Project Moon Race, put a monkey in orbit

c)

Project Einstein, launched a satellite to spy on the Russians

d)

Project Mercury, put an American (human) in orbit

102.

Who declared that the United States would put a man on the moon by the end of the 1960s?

a)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

John F Kennedy

c)

Bill Clinton

d)

Barack Obama

103.

The U.S.S.R. launched Sputnik 1 in October of 1957. What was Sputnik 1?

a)

a satellite

b)

a manned rocket

c)

a capsule containing a monkey

d)

a bomb

104.

The Soviets won the first few rounds of the Space Race by putting the first ____ and first ____ into Earth Orbit.

a)

fish, dog

b)

insect, human

c)

animal (dog), human

d)

animal (monkey), robot

105.

Apollo ___ finally launched three astronauts into space in October of 1968.

a)

2

b)

4

c)

7

d)

9

106.

Apollo ___ carried the last astronauts to the moon and back in 1972. The Apollo Project formally ended two years later.

a)

14

b)

15

c)

16

d)

17

107.

What was the purpose of Apollo1? and, what happened?

a)

to fly to the moon, and they were the first to walk on the moon

b)

to test the launch procedure, and 3 people died

c)

to orbit the earth, and it caught on fire

d)

to test the safety procedures, and everything was fixed

108.

How many Apollo missions landed on the moon?

a)

11

b)

6

c)

1

d)

3

109.

How many people walked on the moon?

a)

2

b)

12

c)

18

d)

20

110.

What is the name of the rocket that the Apollo missions used?

a)

Mercury 3

b)

Gemini 2

c)

Saturn 5

d)

Lunar 11

111.

Who were the 3 astronauts in the Apollo 11 mission?

a)

Armstrong, Aldrin, Collins

b)

Armstrong, Aldrin, Lovell

c)

Lovell, Swiggert, Mattingly

d)

Glenn, Lovell, Armstrong

112.

Which Apollo mission was the one where the astronauts were the first to walk on the moon?

a)

1

b)

7

c)

11

d)

13

113.

How many Apollo missions were unmanned (did not have astronauts aboard)?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

10

d)

11

114.
What is the hardest part about going to space
a)
The ground
b)
Getting high enough
c)
Going fast enough
d)
Heading the right direction
115.
The force that keeps planets from flying into space.
a)
tenshion
b)
stars
c)
planets
d)
gravity
116.
The path a planet takes as it revolves around the sun
a)
phase
b)
orbit
c)
rotation
d)
gravitational force
117.
What is the best way to go to another planet?
a)
Aim strait for it
b)
Fly sideways to it
c)
Travel in a large curve
d)
Teleporter
118.
This craft orbits around another object in space
a)
Satallite
b)
Probe
c)
Rover
d)
Shuttle
119.
This craft lands on the surface of a planet and can drive around.
a)
Satalite
b)
Rover
c)
Probe
d)
Shuttle
120.
This unmanned object flys to other places in the solar system.
a)
Roever
b)
Satellite 
c)
Shuttle
d)
Probe
121.
How do all rockets fly?
a)
Magic
b)
Warp drive
c)
By pushing out hot gass
d)
Using jet engines
122.
What type of craft is shown?
a)
Shuttle
b)
Rocket
c)
Space plane
d)
Rover
123.
What type of craft is shown?
a)
Shuttle
b)
Rocket
c)
Space plane
d)
Rover
124.
What is the main advantage of a reusable launch system like the space shuttle or SpaceX?
a)
It allows us to go higher in space.
b)
It is more comfortable to ride in. 
c)
It is cheaper and quicker to launch.
d)
They look cooler. 
125.
Is there gravity in space?
a)
Yes
b)
No

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