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SPACE EDUCATION FOR LAGOS TEACHERS BY KAYODE ADEWALE

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

John Glenn

b)

Alan Shepard

c)

Neil Armstrong

d)

Yuri Gagarin

2.

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

3.

Who became the first person to journey into outer space traveling aboard Vostok 1 in April of 1961?

a)

John Glenn

b)

Alan Shepard

c)

Neil Armstrong

d)

Yuri Gagarin

4.

Who became the first American astronaut to journey into outer space traveling aboard Freedom 7 in May of 1961?

a)

John Glenn

b)

Alan Shepard

c)

Neil Armstrong

d)

Yuri Gagarin

5.

On July 16, 1969, three U.S. astronauts set off on the Apollo 11 space mission to attempt the...

a)

first lunar (moon) landing

b)

first orbit of the Earth

c)

first journey into outer space

6.

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

a)

Soviet Union

b)

United States of America

7.

The United States launched its own artificial satellite, _______ into space in 1958.

a)

Explorer I

b)

Sputnik

8.

The ________ was designed to land humans on the Moon and bring them safely back to Earth.

a)

Project Apollo

b)

Project Mercury

9.

The ________ was the first human spaceflight program of the United States to put a man into Earth orbit and return him safely.

a)

Project Mercury

b)

Project Apollo

10.

The Soviet Union launched ________, the worlds first artificial satellite, into the Earth's orbit in 1957.

a)

Sputnik

b)

Explorer I

11.

First American to orbit Earth?

a)

Alan B. Shepherd

b)

John Glenn

c)

Buzz Lightyear

d)

Neil Armstrong

e)

Lance Armstrong

12.

Which US Space Shuttle (1986) ended in an explosive tragedy 73 seconds after liftoff?

a)

Challenger

b)

Apollo

c)

Hubble

d)

Enterprise

e)

Columbia

13.

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

14.
Phase 2 of getting to the Moon. Orbited teams of 2 astronauts
a)
Project Gemini
b)
Project Moon
c)
Project Apollo
d)
Project Mercury
15.
First man to land on the Moon
a)
Neil Armstrong
b)
Buzz Aldrin
c)
Yuri Gagarin
d)
John Glenn
16.

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

17.
Reusable spacecraft that transports astronauts, satellites, and other materials to and from space.
a)
Space ship
b)
Space shuttle
c)
Voyager 1
d)
Space station
18.
Long term research laboratory in space, constructed with resources from 15 different nations.
a)
Space Shuttle
b)
Space Probe
c)
Satellite
d)
International Space Station