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Rocket Assignment

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The point where the matter is equal on both sides in a body or system.

a)

Launch Pad

b)

Center of Mass

c)

Parachute

d)

Payload

2.

Three laws that describe how objects move in relation to the forces acting on them.

a)

Aerodynamics

b)

Center of Mass

c)

Launch Pad

d)

Laws of Motion

3.

This Apollo mission was America's last manned moon landing on December 11, 1972.

a)

Apollo 11

b)

Apollo 13

c)

Apollo 17

d)

Apollo 19

4.

Launched on August 20, 1977, this probe was one of two spacecraft designed to explore our solar system and beyond.

a)

Voyager 2

b)

Galileo 1

c)

Explorer 1

d)

Viking 2

5.

Location of NASA Mission Control Center

a)

Cape Canaveral, FL

b)

Washington D.C.

c)

Los Angeles, CA

d)

Houston, TX

6.

Month, Day, and Year of the first moon landing

a)

March 29, 1983

b)

July 20,1969

c)

September 2, 1972

d)

April 13, 1970

7.

Commander of Apollo 13

a)

Jim Lovell

b)

Neil Armstrong

c)

Fred Haise

d)

Buzz Aldrin

8.

Launched on May 30, 1971, this was the first Mars mission, placing a satellite in Mars' orbit.

a)

Marlin 4

b)

Mariner 9

c)

Viking 1

d)

Apollo 14

9.

This mission found a place in history when it became the first to land a spacecraft safely on the surface of another planet.

a)

Challenger 2

b)

Voyager 2

c)

Viking 1

d)

Mongol 8

10.

America's ground-based nuclear deterrent missile. 450 of them are spread out in underground silos below Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming. They are solid-fuel missiles ready to launch at a minute's notice.

a)

Trident

b)

Ohio Class

c)

Minuteman III

d)

Delta III

11.

The first human in space, leaving Earth on April 12, 1961, aboard a Vostok-K rocket for a multi-orbit flight.

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

John Glenn

c)

Yuri Gagarin

d)

Richard Nixon

12.

Force is related to mass and acceleration. Which law is this?

a)

Law 1

b)

Law 2

c)

Law 3

13.

A book sitting on the table does not move.

a)

Law 1

b)

Law 2

c)

Law 3

14.

A skateboarder pushes the ground BACKWARDS which causes the board to move FORWARD.

a)

Law 1

b)

Law 2

c)

Law 3

15.
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
16.
An automobile you are riding in suddenly stops, but you continue to go forward.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
17.

If a person is falling through the air, what force is pushing up against them?

a)

Force of gravity

b)

Force of tension

c)

Force of air resistance

d)

Force normal

18.

Where should model rockets be launched to ensure safety?

a)

Indoors in a controlled environment

b)

Outdoors in a cleared area, free of tall trees, power lines, buildings, and dry brush and grass

c)

In any open field, regardless of surroundings

d)

Near water bodies for easy retrieval

19.

What is the purpose of using a stable launch device that provides rigid guidance for model rockets?

a)

To increase the speed of the rocket

b)

To ensure the rocket reaches space

c)

To ensure a safe flight path by guiding the model rocket until it has reached adequate speed

d)

To control the direction of the rocket after it has reached adequate speed

20.

Is a license required to fly A, B, and C engine rocket motors based on the provided regulations?

a)

Yes, a license is required

b)

No, but only for C-class engines

c)

No license is required

d)

Yes, but only for A and B-class engines

21.

What is the maximum motor impulse?

a)

F Class

b)

90 Ns

c)

E Class

d)

70 Ns

22.

Rockets were invented in ancient

a)

Britain

b)

China

c)

America

d)

Egypt

23.

True or False" The greater the mass, the greater a rocket’s velocity.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

True or false: In 2010, the United States announced a plan to launch a crewed spacecraft to Mars.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

True or False: The first American to orbit Earth was John Glenn

a)

True

b)

False