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History of Space Exploration Review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The reaction force that propels rockets into space is known as...

a)

Momentum

b)

Friction

c)

Thrust

d)

Gravitational Pull

2.

Optical telescopes let us see the universe in the...

a)

IR Spectrum

b)

Radio Spectrum

c)

Visible Spectrum

d)

UV Spectrum

3.

.___ flew to space aboard Vostok 1, making him the first human to orbit the Earth.

a)

Alan Shepard

b)

Sergei Korolev

c)

Yuri Gagarin

d)

John Glenn

4.

The first US crewed Space flight program was...

a)

Project Gemini

b)

Project Zeus

c)

Project Apollo

d)

Project Mercury

5.

The first human to set foot on the moon was...

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

John Glenn

c)

Michael Collins

d)

Buzz Aldrin

6.

Pioneer 10 was the first craft to fly by...

a)

Jupiter

b)

Mars

c)

Mercury

d)

Venus

7.

The ____ Probe was visited by Apollo 12, and some parts of it were returned to Earth for study.

a)

Luna 10

b)

Venera 6

c)

Ranger 8

d)

Surveyor 3

8.

The power source used on many spacecraft that travel very far from the Sun is a...

a)

Fusion Reactor

b)

Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator

c)

Nuclear Reactor

d)

Very large solar panels

9.

Match the following

a)

1.

Current crewed moon mission program

b)

2.

Soviet attempt at a shuttle-like vehicle

c)

3.

Crewed heavy lift vehicle

d)

4.

First modular Space Station

10.

Match the following probe with its target

a)

1.

Jupiter

b)

2.

Saturn

c)

3.

Venus

d)

4.

The Outer Solar System