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WorksheetsTHE SPACE RACE
Total questions: 69
Worksheet time: 51mins
WHAT STARTED THE SPACE RACE ?
SOVIET UNION LAUNCHED SPUTNIK I
UNITED STATES ESTABLISHED NASA
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE APOLLO PROGRAM
1ST FEMALE COSMONAUT LAUNCHED INTO SPACE
Which of the following is evidence for the US winning the space race?
US LAUNCHED THEIR OWN SATELLITE
USSR LAUNCHED A FEMALE ASTRONAUT INTO SPACE
NEIL ARMSTRONG TOOK THE FIRST STEPS ON THE MOON
JOHN GLENN ORBITED THE EARTH
Which of the following was supported by the Space Race?
Computer Technology
Pharmacology
Zoology
Spaceship Detailing
WHICH PRESIDENT WAS COMMITTED TO SENDING A MAN TO THE MOON ?
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Dwight Eisenhower
Joseph Stalin
The frenzy of interest in the US Space Program was further encouraged by the new medium of ____________.
radio
internet
television
satellite imagery
space toys
Which of the following statements best explains Kennedy's role in the Space Race?
He dropped an atomic bomb on Google because NASA wanted to be the first Chinese man to research cheese.
He made it America's personal goal to put a man on the moon before the USSR.
He funded NASA's goal of developing space stations on Mars for research.
He asked Congress to approve the building of Sputnik 1.
Which of the following is a good example of how Russian/US relations have evolved since the space race ended?
Russia shut down its space programs in the 1970's.
Russia has applauded the US since its takeover of the Russian Space Program in 1972.
Americans/Russians work together on the International Space Station.
Russia has signed a treaty with the US agreeing to never spy on the US using satellites.
In which mission did the US first land a man on the moon?
Explorer
Apollo 11
Sputnik 1
Challenger
Astronauts go to live on the International Space Station for a period of ________ month(s).
one
three
six
nine
Who was the first American to orbit Earth in Friendship 7?
John Glenn
Alan Shepard
Neil Armstrong
Yuri Gagarin
Who was the first man to walk on the moon's surface on July 20, 1969?
John Glenn
Alan Shepard
Neil Armstrong
Yuri Gagarin
Who became the first person to journey into outer space traveling aboard Vostok 1 in April of 1961?
John Glenn
Alan Shepard
Neil Armstrong
Yuri Gagarin
Who became the first American astronaut to journey into outer space traveling aboard Freedom 7 in May of 1961?
John Glenn
Alan Shepard
Neil Armstrong
Yuri Gagarin
On July 16, 1969, three U.S. astronauts set off on the Apollo 11 space mission to attempt the...
first lunar (moon) landing
first orbit of the Earth
first journey into outer space
Which country was the first to send a man into space?
Soviet Union
United States of America
The United States launched its own artificial satellite, _______ into space in 1958.
Explorer I
Sputnik
In 1958, President Eisenhower created ________, a federal agency dedicated to space exploration.
IAU
FBI
NASA
CIA
Which country was the first to send a man to the moon?
United States of America
Soviet Union
The ________ was designed to land humans on the Moon and bring them safely back to Earth.
Project Apollo
Project Mercury
The ________ was the first human spaceflight program of the United States to put a man into Earth orbit and return him safely.
Project Mercury
Project Apollo
Which country was the first to send an artificial satellite into the Earth's orbit?
Soviet Union
United States of America
The Soviet Union launched ________, the worlds first artificial satellite, into the Earth's orbit in 1957.
Sputnik
Explorer I
During the Apollo 11 space mission, which astronaut piloted the spacecraft and stayed in orbit around the moon?
Michael Collins
Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin
Who launched the first man made satellite into space?
The USA
The USSR
__________________ was the name of the satellite launched in 1957.
Explorer
Mercury 1
Sputnik
Luna 1
Who was the first person to orbit the earth?
Yuri Gagarin
Abel
Neil Armstrong
John Glenn
The USA sent the first ___________________ into space.
Dog
Mouse
Human
Primate
Who was the first American to orbit the earth?
Allen Shepard
John Glenn
Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin
The Space Race was a part of what war?
WWII
The Korean War
The Vietnam War
The Cold War
American space men were called Astronauts, Soviet space men were called ________________________
Cosmonauts
Rocketeers
Comradnauts
Astronauts
Who was the first man to set foot on the moon?
Buzz Aldrin
John Glenn
Neil Armstrong
None of these
When did the Space Race end with the docking of Soviet and American space crafts?
1969
1970
1963
1975
Which president vowed that the US would go to the moon?
JFK
LBJ
Eisenhower
Nixon
In what year did the moon landing occur?
1965
1969
1970
1975
WHAT STARTED THE SPACE RACE ?
SOVIET UNION LAUNCHED SPUTNIK I
UNITED STATES ESTABLISHED NASA
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE APOLLO PROGRAM
1ST FEMALE COSMONAUT LAUNCHED INTO SPACE
The ________ divided East and West Berlin for almost 30 years.
Berlin Proclamation
German Border
Berlin Wall
Separation Plan
What type of power did the Space Race demonstrate?
Economic Power
Technological Power
Military Power
All of these
Which Country successfully sent a satellite into space first?
U.S.S.R.
US
China
Britain
How did the United States win the space race?
Getting to the Moon first
Actively keeping the soviets out of space
having faster rockets
reaching space first
What was John F. Kenned's goal with the Space Race?
To have the fastest spacecraft ever
To be the first to Mars
To be the first to send a man to the moon
To colonize the moon
Where is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) located?
On the moon
Washington, D.C.
Lubbock, TX
Houston, TX
Who was the US president during the moon landing?
John F. Kennedy
Franklin Roosevelt
Richard Nixon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
What was the name of the spaceflight that succeeded in landing the first men on the moon?
Apollo 11
Sputnik
Apollo 13
Voyager
What American organization accomplished Kennedy's goal of sending a man to the moon?
Office of International Relations
NASA
World Vision International
Department of Health and Human Services
Why was it called a Cold War?
Neither country formally declared war on the other
It took place in winter
It was the last war before global warming started
It caused a lot of people to get sick
Finish the quote: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for..."
(a)
On July 16, 1969, three U.S. astronauts set off on the Apollo 11 space mission to attempt the...
first lunar (moon) landing
first orbit of the Earth
first journey into outer space
A vehicle sponsored by sixteen nations that circles the earth while astronauts living on board carry out
experiments
International Space Station
Space Shuttle
Space Probe
Space Rocket
an unmanned spacecraft designed to send information back to Earth
satellite
shuttle
space station
probe
A 20-year competition of space exploration between the United States and former Soviet Union
space race
astro race
moon race
cold war
an optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and brighter by using lenses and curved
mirrors
telescope
microscope
radar
satellite
what was the first creature in space
a dog
a human
a hamster
monkey
Was the United States first to send an animal into space?
Wrong
True
Did the United States launch their first satellite into space before or after the Soviet Union?
Before
After
When did the Space Race officially start?
1945
1957
1961
1969
What was significant about the Apollo 11 launch?
It was the first mission to land on the moon
It was the first mission to take someone into space
It was the first mission that an astronaut completed a successful spacewalk
It was the first mission to land on Mars
