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1
The reaction force that propels a rocket forward is called
gravity
velocity
thrust
inertia
2
The ______ were the first to put a man into space
Americans
Germans
Soviets
Chinese
3
The government agency in charge of the U.S. space program is called
Department of Defense
FDA
SpaceX
National Aeronautic and Space Administration
4
Small robots called _______ have been used to explore the surface of Mars
space stations
space probes
space shuttles
rovers
5
Collecting information about an object without being in direct contact with it is called
magic sensing
wireless sensing
remote sensing
wifi sensing
6
The velocity a rocket must reach to establish an orbit around Earth is called
circular velocity
orbital velocity
spinning velocity
escape velocity
7
A _______ telescope uses two convex lenses
radio
refracting
x-ray
reflecting
8
A _______ rocket has parts that fall off after their fuel is burned up
multistage
broken
shuttle
single stage
9
The types of data collected through remote sensing include all of the following except
rainfall patterns
location of underground oil deposits
collection of soil samples
vegetation patterns
10
Which answer gives the correct sequence of important early space flights
Yuri Gagarin, Alan Shepard, John Glenn
John Glenn, Yuri Gagarin, Alan Shepard
Alan Shepard, John Glenn, Laika
Yuri Gagarin, Laika, Alan Shepard
11
A large artificial satellite on which people can live and work for long periods is called a
rover
space shuttle
space station
space probe
12
It’s a basic law of physics that for every force, or action, there is
a decreased force, or reaction
an increased force, or reaction
an equal force in the same direction
an equal and opposite force, or reaction
13
Scientists learned much about the moon by studying _____ brought back by astronauts
cells
water
air
rocks
14
Exploration of space beyond the moon has been done by
the International Space Station
space probes with no human crew
astronauts in space shuttles
space probes with human crews
15
The ______ have built the largest radio telescope in the world
Americans
Soviets
Germans
Chinese
16
A ______ telescope uses a large satelitte dish looking receiver
x-ray
refracting
radio
reflecting
17
Objects in space experience extreme temperatures because
space is full of matter
microgravity affects temperatures
there are no shadows in space
space is a vacuum
18
The _____ were the first to put a satelitte in space
Chinese
Americans
Germans
Soviets
19
A ______ telescope uses a large concave mirror
refracting
radio
reflecting
x-ray
20
The James Webb Space Telescope will be able to see ______ light
gamma ray
ultraviolet
infrared
x-ray