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WorksheetsSpace Exploration Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Today, thousands of _____ orbit Earth transmitting scientific data as well as radio and television programs.
towers
rockets
What are space probes and what do they do?
How do rockets move forward?
By releasing electricity
By releasing water
By releasing heat
By releasing gas
Who experimented with liquid fuels in the 1920s for rockets?
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
Robert H. Goodard
Soviet Union scientists
NASA scientists
What is the purpose of a multistage rocket?
To drop off empty containers
To ignite the next stage
To carry more fuel
To slow down the rocket
What is the cargo bay of the space shuttle used for?
As a science laboratory
To store food supplies
To house the crew
To store fuel
What is the Russian term for an astronaut?
Galactic explorer
Spaceman
Astronavigator
Cosmonaut
Which country launched the world's first artificial satellite?
China
India
USA
USSR
For every force or action there is an equal and opposite force or _____.
What is a space shuttle?
In the United States, what is the term for a person trained by a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft?
What is the term for the competition between the United States and the Soviet Union in space exploration?
What is the International Space Station?
A high-tech space probe researching Mars
What are some of the goals of NASA's missions to Mars?
Which country successfully put the first human in outer space?
