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The Space Race

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of plane engine is this?

a)

jet engine

b)

propeller engine

c)

rocket ship

d)

turbine

2.

What is Sputnik?

a)

a robot that orbits the moon from USA

b)

A satellite from USA

c)

A satellite from USSR

d)

A UFO from Mars

3.

What is this a picture of?

a)

The USA being the 1st country to land a man on the moon.

b)

The USSR being the 1st country to land a man on the moon.

c)

Sputnik orbiting Earth

d)

The USA being the 1st country to land a man on Mars.

4.

Why are space shuttles one of the only objects that can leave Earth?

a)

It can only orbit countries.

b)

It can only handle Earth's atmosphere.

c)

It falls apart easily.

d)

It can handle the harsh conditions of space.

5.

What is this a picture of?

a)

A satellite exploring the moon.

b)

The rover exploring Mars.

c)

A space shuttle exploring Mars.

d)

A rover exploring the moon.

6.

Who do you think won the Space Race?

a)

USSR

b)

USA

7.

Why was Sputnik important in the Space Race?

4 lines
8.

What is NASA?

4 lines
9.

Who was the first person to walk on the moon?

a)

Yuri Gagarin

b)

Neil Armstrong

c)

Michael Collins

d)

Buzz Aldrin

10.

What is the primary purpose of the International Space Station?

a)

Satellite deployment

b)

Space tourism

c)

Scientific research

d)

Military surveillance

11.

Which country launched the first artificial satellite into space?

a)

United States

b)

Soviet Union

c)

China

d)

France