Test Your Space IQ
- 1.
![Conventionally, how far above the sea level is considered the start of “outer space”? - ProProfs]( "Conventionally, how far above the sea level is considered the start of “outer space”?")
Conventionally, how far above the sea level is considered the start of “outer space”?- A.
1 Astronomical Unit
- B.
500 Kilometers
- C.
20 Miles
- D.
100 Kilometers
- 2.
![What does the sun orbit around? - ProProfs]( "What does the sun orbit around?")
What does the sun orbit around?- A.
Nothing
- B.
The Middle of the Galaxy
- C.
A Black Hole
- D.
The Universe
- 3.
![What is rocket fuel made of? - ProProfs]( "What is rocket fuel made of?")
What is rocket fuel made of?- A.
Highly Flammable Liquids Mixture
- B.
Nuclear Energy
- C.
Plutonium
- D.
Gas
- 4.
![How many moons are in the solar system that are larger than Pluto? - ProProfs]( "How many moons are in the solar system that are larger than Pluto?")
How many moons are in the solar system that are larger than Pluto?- A.
None
- B.
Too many to count
- C.
3
- D.
7
- 5.
![Which of the following is the largest? - ProProfs]( "Which of the following is the largest?")
Which of the following is the largest?- A.
Sedna
- B.
Ganymede
- C.
Phobos
- D.
Ceres
- 6.
![What are Jupiter and Saturn made of? - ProProfs]( "What are Jupiter and Saturn made of?")
What are Jupiter and Saturn made of?- A.
Hydrogen & Helium
- B.
Methane & Ammonia
- C.
Oxegen
- D.
Liquid Nitrogen
- 7.
![Which NASA Program launches smaller missions using fewer resources and shorter development times and has so far launched Dawn, MESSENGER, Pathfinder, and many other probes? - ProProfs]( "Which NASA Program launches smaller missions using fewer resources and shorter development times and has so far launched Dawn, MESSENGER, Pathfinder, and many other probes?")
Which NASA Program launches smaller missions using fewer resources and shorter development times and has so far launched Dawn, MESSENGER, Pathfinder, and many other probes?- A.
New Frontier
- B.
Discovery
- C.
Flagship
- D.
Mariner
- 8.
![Which spacecraft was the first successful soft landing on the moon? - ProProfs]( "Which spacecraft was the first successful soft landing on the moon?")
Which spacecraft was the first successful soft landing on the moon?- A.
Moon Lander 1
- B.
Surveyor 1
- C.
Ranger 3
- D.
Luna 9
- 9.
![Which space probe flew past Mercury? - ProProfs]( "Which space probe flew past Mercury?")
Which space probe flew past Mercury?- A.
Mariner 2
- B.
Mariner 16
- C.
Mariner Mercury
- D.
Mariner 10
- 10.
![Which President started the Apollo Program? - ProProfs]( "Which President started the Apollo Program?")
Which President started the Apollo Program?- A.
Richard M. Nixon
- B.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
- C.
John F. Kennedy
- D.
Lindon B. Johnson
- 11.
![Who was the first human in space? - ProProfs]( "Who was the first human in space?")
Who was the first human in space?- A.
Neil Armstrong
- B.
Yuri Gagarin
- C.
Jebediah Kerman
- D.
Alan Shepard
- 12.
![Who invented the 1st rocket that went to space? - ProProfs]( "Who invented the 1st rocket that went to space?")
Who invented the 1st rocket that went to space?- A.
Wernher von Braun
- B.
Sergei Korolev
- C.
Robert Goddard
- D.
Alan Shepherd
- 13.
![How to describe the direction a spacecraft travels in orbit? - ProProfs]( "How to describe the direction a spacecraft travels in orbit?")
How to describe the direction a spacecraft travels in orbit?- A.
Prograde (opposite: Retrograde)
- B.
Toward the planet (opposite: Away from the planet)
- C.
Normal (opposite: Anti-normal)
- D.
Nadir (opposite: Zenith)
- 14.
![If you can orbit any planet, in what position you would move fastest? - ProProfs]( "If you can orbit any planet, in what position you would move fastest?")
If you can orbit any planet, in what position you would move fastest?- A.
Apoapsis
- B.
Periapsis
- C.
It’s random
- D.
It’s always at same speed
- 15.
![Which of the following correctly describe the motion of an “orbiting satellite”? - ProProfs]( "Which of the following correctly describe the motion of an “orbiting satellite”?")
Which of the following correctly describe the motion of an “orbiting satellite”?- A.
Zero-G
- B.
Floating
- C.
Free-falling
- D.
Gliding
- 16.
![In which year was the last manned moon landing? - ProProfs]( "In which year was the last manned moon landing?")
In which year was the last manned moon landing?- A.
1972
- B.
1969
- C.
2014
- D.
1987
- 17.
![A flyby is a path a spacecraft follows past a planet or other body (e.g. dwarf planet) in space to gather information about it. The first fly-by of the solar system’s planets/dwarf planets did not occur in which of the following year? - ProProfs]( "A flyby is a path a spacecraft follows past a planet or other body (e.g. dwarf planet) in space to gather information about it. The first fly-by of the solar system’s planets/dwarf planets did not occur in which of the following year?")
A flyby is a path a spacecraft follows past a planet or other body (e.g. dwarf planet) in space to gather information about it. The first fly-by of the solar system’s planets/dwarf planets did not occur in which of the following year?- A.
2015
- B.
1962
- C.
1973
- D.
2000
- 18.
![Which year was the first successful earth orbiter launched? - ProProfs]( "Which year was the first successful earth orbiter launched?")
Which year was the first successful earth orbiter launched?- A.
1947
- B.
1957
- C.
1967
- D.
1977
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