Exploring Space Extra Credit Quiz
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Answer the questions below for a chance to earn extra credit. The number of points you earn depends on the number of questions you answer correctly. You are not penalized for incorrect answers.
- 1.Rocket technology originated where?
- A.
China
- B.
Europe
- C.
The United States
- D.
Japan
- 2.Action and reaction forces make it possible for what?
- A.
Satellites to stay in orbit
- B.
Signals to be transmitted between Earth and satellites
- C.
Rockets to be propelled forward
- D.
Rockets to be lighter
- 3.The main advantage of a multistage rocket is what?
- A.
It is much quieter than other types of rockets
- B.
It is much smaller than other types of rockets
- C.
It does not have to carry very much fuel
- D.
The total weight of the rocket is greatly reduced as the rocket rises
- 4.What was the first artificial satellite to reach Earth orbit?
- A.
Sputnik I
- B.
Explorer I
- C.
Vostok I
- D.
Freedom 7
- 5.Who was the first human launched into space?
- A.
Yuri Gagarin
- B.
Alan Shepard
- C.
Neil Armstrong
- D.
John Glenn
- 6.What was the Apollo program?
- A.
The Soviet effort to launch animals into space
- B.
The American effort to place humans in Earth orbit
- C.
The American effort to land astronauts on the moon
- D.
The Soviet effort to land humans on Mars
- 7.A space shuttle is a what?
- A.
Small spacecraft that carries humans to space but can only be used one time
- B.
Spacecraft that carries scientific instruments that can collect data, but has no human crew
- C.
Large artificial satellite on which people can live and work for long periods
- D.
Spacecraft that can carry a crew into space, return to Earth, and then be reused for the same purpose
- 8.Sixteen countries have joined together to build what?
- A.
The Mir space station
- B.
The International Space Station
- C.
The largest multistage rocket ever built
- D.
A base on the surface of the moon
- 9.Accomplishments of space probes include what?
- A.
Visiting or passing near all the planets except Pluto
- B.
Exploring many moons, asteroids, and comets
- C.
Giving scientists tremendous new insights about the environments on different planets
- D.
All of these
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