WorksheetsThe History and Future of Space Exploration
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
The first flyby's of Jupiter were made by the Pioneer 10 & 11 spacecraft in the early 1970's.
True
False
Jupiter was also visited by the spacecraft _____ in 1979 and made up-close observations.
Voyager I & II
Mariner 6 & 7
Viking I & II
Pioneer Jupiter
The Cassini/Huygens space probe mission lasted 13 years before being sent into Saturn's
moon Titan - where it was destroyed in 2017.
atmosphere - where it was destroyed in 2017.
rings which made the spacecraft inoperable.
strong magnetic field giving the spacecraft new life.
Voyager I & II (and the earlier Pioneer 11) were the first to
flyby Saturn on their way to the outer solar system.
orbit both Jupiter & Saturn.
flyby all of the outer planets.
land a probe on Saturn's moon Titan.
The planet Venus was visited by several U.S. Mariner spacecraft and by a series of Russian
failed attempts to land.
manned spacecraft.
probes named Viking.
probes named Venera.
Mariners 4, 6, 7 & 9 flew by the planet ____ revealing close-up pictures of a desolate surface.
Mars
Venus
Mercury
Jupiter
Later more advanced Martian rovers including Spirit , Opportunity & Curiosity explored
and colonized the planet.
the deepest canyons of Mars.
the tallest mountain in the solar system - Olympus Mons.
much farther with a wider range than Pathfinder did.
The New Horizons spacecraft was the first to flyby ____ in 2015 - taking up-close pictures.
Neptune
a "KBO" (Kuiper Belt Object)
the dwarf planet Ceres
the dwarf planet Pluto
What do scientists use to search for clues about the history of Mars?
Satellites
Telescopes
Rovers
Space stations
What do scientists hope to determine by analyzing Martian rocks and soil?
The age of Mars
The weather patterns on Mars
Whether life ever existed on Mars
The distance from Earth to Mars
What is one of the future plans for the samples collected by rovers?
To use them as souvenirs
To sell them to collectors
To bring them back to Earth
To leave them on Mars
What is the significance of Mars having stayed watery long enough?
It could have supported the development of life
It made Mars colder
It caused Mars to have more craters
It led to the formation of deserts
What was the primary goal of the Apollo 11 mission?
To orbit the Earth
To land the first humans on the Moon
To explore Mars
To study the Sun
Which of the following technologies is essential for long-duration space missions to Mars?
Solar panels
Nuclear propulsion
Artificial gravity
Cryogenic sleep chambers
What is the significance of the Hubble Space Telescope in space exploration?
It was the first telescope to be launched into space
It provided the first images of the surface of Mars
It has helped determine the rate of expansion of the universe
It was used to discover the first exoplanet
