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1
Gravitationally determined pathways that require little energy will be known as ____.
Interplanetary Transport Network
Project Daedalus
Super Pathway
Wormholes
2
Which type of space travel is illustrated?
nuclear blast
none of the above
electric repulse
solar sail
3
_____________ was the name of the
lunar module
that actually landed on the moon.
Mercury
Apollo
Voyager
Eagle
4
The first man into space was ______.
Thomas Dolby
Neil Armstrong
John Glenn
Yuri Gagarin
5
What is the closest galaxy to the Earth?
VY Canis Majoris
Andromeda
Cancer
Milky Way
6
_____ became the “father” of the U.S. space program after leaving Germany during World War II.
Neil Armstrong
Robert Goddard
Wehner von Braun
Albert Einstein
7
Robert Goddard created __________.
The Voyager program
The first spaceship
The first liquid propelled rocket
The first first US satellite
8
Which new advanced technology(s) were developed by the space program?
All of the Above
GPS Tracking Systems
Cellular Phones
Microwaves
9
The first satellite into outer space was ___.
Gagarin
Mercury
Voyager 1
Sputnik
10
_________________ is the farthest manmade object from Earth at over 113 AU.
Mercury 1
Voyager 1
Pioneer 1
Surveyor 1
11
Why do you believe countries started space exploration with animals?
Not enough volunteers
Not enough money for a big rocket
Fear of flying
The dangerous nature of the space flights
12
A ______ powered engine is used by Voyager.
Nuclear
Plutonium
Electric Repulse
Radium
13
Why did the USSR’s technological advances put fear into the United States?
USSR was able to build an atomic bomb.
All of the above
US could not afford to compete.
US citizens felt vulnerable to a USSR attack from space.
14
_____ was the first to step foot on the lunar surface.
John Glenn
Chuck Yeager
Neil Armstrong
Stephen Hawking
15
EVA is the acronym that refers to ___.
Spacewalking
Electric Vehicle Assistance
Emergency Vehicle Authorization
Vacuum-aided space travel
16
How did the advent of the rocket in the ancient times change history?
Attacks came from a far distance
All of the above
The number of people affected at one time increased
The severity of attacks was increased exponentially
17
Interestingly, which project is not currently funded by NASA (according to the presentation)?
Emergency escape/rescue vehicle
Solar Reconnaissance
Mars mission
Mission to Pluto
18
The closest known star is ________ at a distance of 4.23 light-years away.
Proxima Centauri
Polaris
VY Canis Majoris
Libra
19
Ion drives have already been developed (e.g., Deep Space 1) this is ___ technology.
Electric Propulsion
Ionic Displacement
Vacuum Astrophysics
Interplanetary Network
20
Which famous artist/scientist made the first designs of air vehicles.
Plato
Isaac Newton
Wright Brothers
Leonardo da Vinci
21
Which type of space travel is illustrated?
Solar Sail
Interplanetary Transport Network
Nuclear Blast
Electric Repulse
22
The first American to orbit Earth on 2/20/62 was ___________.
Robert Goddard
John Glenn
Neil Armstrong
Yuri Gagarin
23
How do we define a light year in class?
The time it takes light to get to Earth (8 minutes).
The time it takes light to travel a year.
The distance light travels in a year.
The distance from the Sun to the Earth.
24
The _________ built the first airplane in the US.
Wright Brothers
Ford Brothers
Jones Brothers
Hawking Brothers
25
_______ was one of the first influential astronomers.
Aristole
Plato
Thales
None of the above
