a space rover that landed on Mars

Getting to outer space is a problem mentioned in the passage. How was this problem solved?

Scientists worked together to create a rocket to send a person into space.

What sequenc of events is described in "7 minutes of terror 8 years of ingenuity"

what led to Curiosity landing on Mars

Why might people be interested in traveling to outer space?

They are interested in exploring the mystery of outer space.

What is "From the Earth to Outer Space" mainly about?

the problem of getting people to outer space and how the problem was solved

What helped make the Mars Science Laboratory mission successful?

a lot of people working together for years

'In order to land on Mars, Curiosity had to use a parachute, rockets, and a sky crane.' What can we conclude from this?

Landing on Mars is very complicated

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1
What is "Seven Minutes of Terror Eight years of Ingenuity" mainly about?
the history of NASA
what being an engineer is like
a mission to Mars
life on Mars
2
What is Curiosity?
a space rover that landed on Mars
a parachute used to land on Mars
another name for NASA
a video made by NASA engineers
3
Getting to outer space is a problem mentioned in the passage. How was this problem solved?
Méliès made a movie showing a tribe of angry natives living on the moon.
Scientists worked together to create a rocket to send a person into space.
Some rockets blew up on the launch pad or shot off in crazy directions.
Grandparents told stories about people traveling to outer space.
4
According to the passage, where did people decide they wanted to go many years ago?
the center of the earth
Inside of a volcano
the North Pole
outer space
5
What sequenc of events is described in "7 minutes of terror 8 years of ingenuity"
what led to Curiosity landing on Mars
what will lead to colonizing Mars
what led to the creation of NASA
what led to Opportunity landing on Mars
6
"Only after a long time did they ever put a person inside of a rocket and shoot him into space.” What does 'shoot' mean?
to send with great force
to take a photo
to attack with a weapon
the beginning of a plant
7
Engineers spent years getting Curiosity ready; ______, it landed on Mars.
however
third
such as
finally
8
People wanted to travel to outer space _______ they were able to.
before
Instead
although
never
9
Why might people be interested in traveling to outer space?
They are interested in seeing rockets blow up on a launch pad.
They are interested in listening to their grandparents’ stories.
They are interested in exploring the mystery of outer space.
They are interested in meeting a tribe of angry natives on the moon.
10
What is "From the Earth to Outer Space" mainly about?
a spaceship that could be loaded into a giant cannon and aimed at the
the lives of Georges Méliès, Jules Verne, and Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
the problem of getting people to outer space and how the problem was solved
a movie about flying to the moon made in the 1920s
11
What helped make the Mars Science Laboratory mission successful?
one person working for decades by himself
a lot of people working together for years
hi-tech airbags first used in 2004
two countries competing with each other
12
'In order to land on Mars, Curiosity had to use a parachute, rockets, and a sky crane.' What can we conclude from this?
Landing on Mars is very complicated
landing on Mars is very simple
landing on Mars is a waste of time
landing on Mars in the future is unrealistic

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