Space Exploration

Question 1

True or False: This year marks the 60th anniversary of the first moon landing.

Accepted Answer

True.

Question 2

Which kind of animal was the first living creature to orbit Earth?

Accepted Answer

Dog

Question 3

Which planet is closest to the sun?

Accepted Answer

Mercury

Question 4

True or False: In 1950s and 1960s, the United States and China raced to explore space.

Accepted Answer

False.

Question 5

Which of these astronomers first suggested that the sun is the center of the solar system?

Accepted Answer

Nicolaus Copernicus

Question 6

True or False: The moon controls the tides.

Accepted Answer

True.

Question 7

Which planet is farthest from the sun?

Accepted Answer

Neptune

Question 8

True or False: The moon is a satellite that orbits, or travels around, Earth.

Accepted Answer

True.

Question 9

True or False: More than 5,000 spacecraft have been launched into space.

Accepted Answer

True.

Question 10

Which of the following are part of the solar system?

Accepted Answer

All of the above.

Question 11

True or False: The surface of the moon is mostly smooth.

Accepted Answer

False.

Question 12

True or False: The moon is about one half the size of Earth.

Accepted Answer

False.

Question 13

True or False: American Neil Armstrong was the first person to step foot on the moon.

Accepted Answer

True.

Question 14

True or False: Jules Verne was a British pioneer of science fiction.

Accepted Answer

False.

Question 15

True or False: Science fiction refers to stories about real space missions.

Accepted Answer

False.

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