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WorksheetsThe Great Cosmic Ride_Grp 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The edge of space, known as the Von Karman Line, is located at a distance of
50 km above sea level
100 km above sea level
200 km above sea level
150 km above sea level
The minimum speed required to leave Earth's atmosphere is called
Escape velocity
Orbital velocity
Terminal velocity
Supersonic speed
Yuri Gagarin, aboard Vostok 1, became the first human in space, reaching an altitude of
250 km
400 km
327 km
500 km
The minimum speed a rocket needs to leave Earth's atmosphere is
11.18 (km/s)
12.18 (km/s)
13.8 (km/s)
14.18 (km/s)
Modern rockets takes _________ on average to pass the Kármán line.
3-4 min
5-10 min
10-15 min
5-20 min
ISS is in which orbit?
High Earth Orbit
Medium Earth Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Polar Earth Orbit
The average travel time to the Moon is approximately ________ days.
2
3
5
7
The distance between Earth and Mars during opposition is about ________ million kilometers.
56
66
76
86
The first successful mission to Mars was ________ 1, launched in 1975.
Viking
Pioneer
Pathfinder
None of the above
On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American in space aboard
Apollo 11
Gemini 4
Freedom 8
Mercury-Redstone 3
During his flight, Alan Shepard reached a maximum altitude of
150.5 km
187.4 km
200.3 km
116.5 km
The exact time for a space mission depends on several factors. Which of the following is one such factor?
Spacecraft color
Weather conditions on Earth
Type of propulsion system used
Time of day
Which factor affects the exact time of a space mission?
Specific path chosen for the mission
Size of the mission team
Shape of the spacecraft
Distance from Earth's equator
Which spacecraft achieved the fastest flight to the Moon, taking only 8 hours and 35 minutes?
Apollo 11
New Horizons
Voyager 1
Lunar Orbiter
When did Apollo 11 astronauts land on the lunar surface?
July 16, 1969
July 18, 1969
July 20, 1969
July 22, 1969
The record for the longest journey to the Moon is held by
SMART-1
APOLLO 8
APOLLO 11
None of the above
____________ is the hypothetical travel of spacecraft between star systems.
Stellar travel
Interstellar travel
Planetary travel
None of the above
The Curiosity rover was launched in which year?
2009
2010
2011
2012
The rovers Spirit and Opportunity reached Mars in ________.
6 months
8 months
10 months
1 year
At Voyager 1’s current speed, a journey to Proxima Centauri would take ________ years.
60,000
65,000
75,000
80,000
