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Space / NASA

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was NASA started?

a)

January 1, 1999

b)

March 12, 1945

c)

Nobember 5, 1960

d)

October 1, 1958

2.

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

3.

Wyy is space exploration important?

a)

Creates new products

b)

Finds new planets to live on

c)

Provides a new place to send our trash

d)

Creates Jobs

4.

Which one of the following items was NOT carried into space on shuttle missions?

a)

Cans of Coca-Cola and Pepsi

b)

The Constitution

c)

Buzz Lightyear Toy

d)

Luke Skywalker's Lightsaber

5.

The Hubble Space Telescope is as big as a ___

a)

School bus

b)

school desk

c)

school playground

d)

school computer

6.

What was something developed for the space program?

a)

Velcro

b)

the radio

7.

How do astronauts go to the bathroom?

a)

In a toilet!

b)

In their suit!

8.

Besides space toilets, what else has been invented as a result of space exploration?

a)

tang breakfast drink

b)

computers

c)

pencils

d)

cell phone cameras

9.

Why is Mars red?

a)

Nobody knows!

b)

The color is a result of fruit flavoring

c)

the storms on Mars are angry

d)

The soil is rich in iron-oxide

10.

What is NASA's full form?

a)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

b)

National atlas  space atmosphere

11.
What is this?
a)
Moon
b)
Jupiter
c)
Venus
d)
Mercury
12.

Investigation of the unknown.

a)

Astronaut

b)

Observation

c)

Explanation

d)

Exploration

13.

The path followed by a moon, planet, or artificial satellite as it travels around another body in space.

a)

Orbit

b)

Spacecraft

c)

Exploration

d)

Template

14.

________ is how much matter an object contains, and does not change. _________ does change based on the strength or pull of gravity in a given location.

a)

Weight, Mass

b)

Mass, Weight

c)

Mass, Drag

d)

Weight, Volume

15.

A person trained to travel and work in space.

a)

Engineer

b)

Astronaut

c)

Scientist

d)

Hospitalist

16.

A small object, usually built to scale, that represents another, larger object.

a)

Toy

b)

Space Rover

c)

Drag

d)

Model

17.

The measure of the pull of gravity on an object.

a)

Mass

b)

Cargo

c)

Weight

d)

Drag

18.

NASA stands for:

a)

National Administration of Space Authority

b)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

c)

New Aeronautics and Space Antics

d)

National Authority of Space Aeronautics

19.

Vocabulary: The word determination means _____________.

a)

to do something with a purpose

b)

to separate people because of race, culture, or other differences

c)

The path an object follows around another object.

20.

Comprehension: These women helped NASA plan ________ to space.

a)

picnics

b)

vacations

c)

trips

21.

Comprehension: Which is NOT one of the women who helped NASA?

a)

Katherine Johnson

b)

Belinda Campbell

c)

Dorothy Vaughan

22.

Comprehension: The women were some of the first black _______________ and ___________________.

a)

doctors and scientist

b)

mathematician and engineers

c)

teachers and lawyers

23.

Comprehension: Katherine Johnson figured out flight paths for ____________

a)

pilots

b)

engineers

c)

astronauts

24.

Vocabulary: To achieve means ___________

a)

bill

b)

accomplish

c)

discrimination

25.

Vocabulary: Contribution means _______________________.

a)

to respect

b)

a suggested new law

c)

the act of giving or doing something

26.

Vocabulary: The word launch means __________________

a)

to start

b)

a special job

c)

a person who is trained to go to outer space

27.

Vocabulary: The word orbit means _____________

a)

to do something with a purpose

b)

The path an object takes around another object

c)

to separate people

28.

Why were the women called computers?

a)

They computed math equations.

b)

They looked up answers

c)

They researched aerodynamics

d)

They typed up reports

29.
What was the name of the first satellite that Russia sent to space?
a)
Sputnik
b)
Sputnik II
c)
Explorer 1
d)
Vanguard
30.
What year was the NASA Space Race?
a)
1960
b)
1961
c)
1962
d)
1963
31.
What country was the United States in a "space race" with?
a)
Russia
b)
Cuba
c)
China
d)
Mexico
32.

Space probes send pictures and other _________ from space to Earth.

a)

data

b)

distance

33.

What is one planet that NASA has sent a space probe to that is mentioned in the text?

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

34.

What does the Hubble take pictures of?

a)

plants and animals

b)

planets, stars and galaxies

c)

famous people

35.
What tool would you use to study stars and space?
a)
microscope
b)
oscilloscope
c)
telescope
d)
nanoscope
36.
What celestial body is at the center of our solar system?
a)
Earth
b)
Moon
c)
Milky Way
d)
Sun
37.
What is the correct order from largest to smallest?
a)
galaxy, universe, planet, sun
b)
planet, sun, galaxy, universe
c)
universe, galaxy, sun, planet
d)
sun, galaxy, universe, planet
38.
What is an example of one Earth day?
a)
The Earth moves away from the sun.
b)
The Earth rotates once on its axis.
c)
The Earth revolves once on its axis.
d)
The Earth moves closer to the sun.
39.
Stars are made mostly of which of the following?
a)
very hot metal
b)
hot gases of hydrogen and helium
c)
hot molten lava
d)
dust and ice
40.
The sun is a star.  Why does it look brighter than other stars?
a)
It's larger than other stars.
b)
It's hotter than other stars.
c)
It's closer than other stars.
d)
It's smaller than other stars.
41.
Where is the asteroid belt located?
a)
Beyond the outer planets.
b)
Between outer and inner planets.
c)
Between Mercury and Venus.
d)
Near a black hole.
42.
The further a planet is from the sun the....
a)
colder
b)
hotter
c)
smaller
d)
larger
43.
How is the Earth different from other planets?
a)
It is warmed by the sun.
b)
It revolves around the sun.
c)
It has a rocky surface.
d)
It has a breathable atmosphere.
44.

A probe, satellite, rocket, rover, and telescope all need to be able to do what?

a)

collect rock samples

b)

Transport equipment

c)

conduct experiments

d)

communicate with Earth

45.
Why do planets orbit the sun (and not float around in space)?
a)
the moons are keeping them in place
b)
They were hit by an asteroid
c)
they were hit by a comet
d)
the sun's gravity keeps them in place
46.
How many planets are there?
a)
6
b)
7
c)
8
d)
9
47.
what is a saying for the planets
a)
my very excellent mother just served us nachos
b)
my very excellent mother just served us no pizza
c)
my mother just served us nachos
48.
What causes the different phases of the moon?
a)
Earth's shadow falling on the moon
b)
The change in the positions of Earth, the moon, and the sun
c)
The change in Earth's position in its orbit around the sun
d)
The moon's revolution around Earth
49.
To "revolve" means to _________________
a)
rotate
b)
spin
c)
move
d)
orbit
50.
What galaxy do we live in?
a)
Black Hole
b)
Milky Way
c)
Milk Dud
d)
Three Musketeers 
51.
What happens when the area you live in tilts away from the sun?
a)
It is summer
b)
It is spring
c)
It is fall
d)
It is winter
52.
Which piece of equipment orbits a celestial body?
a)
Space Shuttle
b)
Rover
c)
Space Probe
d)
Satellite
53.
In 1972 what space mission was responsible for getting a man on the moon?  
a)
Challenger
b)
Voyager 
c)
Gemini
d)
Apollo 
54.
What scientist use a telescope to observe the night sky and led to him being called the father of astronomy?
a)
Galileo
b)
Einstein 
c)
Dr. Tyson 
d)
Dr. Wernher von Brauun 
55.
I am a vehicle that explored the surface of the moon. No humans were with me! What am I?
a)
Space Shuttle
b)
Rocket
c)
Satellite
d)
Rover
56.

Who was the first man to walk on the moon's surface on July 20, 1969?

a)

John Glenn

b)

Alan Shepard

c)

Neil Armstrong

d)

Yuri Gagarin

57.

Who was the first American to orbit Earth in Friendship 7?

a)

John Glenn

b)

Alan Shepard

c)

Neil Armstrong

d)

Yuri Gagarin

58.

Which country was the first to send a man into space?

a)

Soviet Union

b)

United States of America

59.

The telescope in space that allow us to see farther into space and takes pictures of stars, galaxies, and other objects in space

a)

James Webb telescope

b)

Hubble Space telescope

c)

John's Reflecting telescope

d)

Simmons Refracting telescope

60.

First man to walk on the Moon saying "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for man kind."

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

Buzz Aldrin

c)

Yuri Gagarin

d)

John Glenn

61.
The sun appears to move across the sky because
a)
It is rising and falling
b)
The sun revolves around the Earth
c)
The Earth revolves around the sun
d)
The Earth rotates on its axis
62.

what was the first creature in space

a)

a dog

b)

a human

c)

a hamster

d)

monkey

63.

the moon orbiting the earth is an example of:

a)

natural satellite

b)

artificial satellite

64.

Any human-made object placed in orbit around a body in space

a)

artificial satellite

b)

lander

c)

rover

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