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Disaster in Space
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A #language arts quiz to see what you learned about the Apollo 13 mission.
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1
The following are examples of "gloomy" except:
funerals
weather
sad movies
weddings
2
The event that involves putting the spaceship on the moon is called a:
moon parking
lunar parking
lunar landing
moon touching
3
How far is the moon away from the Earth?
one million miles
50,000 miles
654,000 miles
240,000 miles
4
A natural object that can orbit a planet is called a -
hot air balloon
airplane
rocket
satellite
5
What was the name of the first satellite that the USSR launched into space?
Pinsk
Minsk
Sputnik
Wilno
6
How did competition between the US and the USSR affect space travel?
It sped up the progress of space travel
It caused Americans to lose interest in space travel
It slowed down the progress of space travel
It caused the US to take dangerous risks in space travel
7
The engineers knew Apollo 13's systems as well as their bedrooms. What does this mean?
The engineers knew about Apollo 13 very well
The engineers worked so much they hardly slept
The engineers did not know very much about Apollo 13
The engineers did not know their bedrooms very well
8
This is the harmful gas that humans breathe out.
Oxygen
NAL3
H20
CO2
9
These items are critical to a car.
stripes, windshield wipers, clock
radio, antenna, volume
gas pedal, brakes, engine
seats, windows, trunk
10
The astronauts had to ride in which part of the rocket?
In the service module
In the shuttle section
At the top of the rocket
In the engineering room
11
This scientific phenomenon keeps astronauts floating when they are in space -
Gravity
Magnetic pull
Force
Oxygen
12
The mission that the astronauts was trying to fulfill was:
Explore the lakes on the moon
Walk on the moon for the first time
Gather samples of dirt and rocks from the moon
Plant a flag on the moon
13
What year did Neil Armstrong walk on the moon?
1970
1969
1967
1965
14
This word means to compete for attention or for an object -
vie
spar
position
attract
15
This country launched the first satellite into space:
USSR
Germany
Mexico
United States
16
In ancient times, these were thrown to throw stones or arrows at the enemy.
catapult
cattle
catalog
catamaran
17
The people who supported the astronauts on Earth were:
FBI
Engineers
Technical support
The President and his staff
18
Why was interest in the space program so low?
Americans were worried about the dangers involved
Americans thought Russia was too involved
Americans didn't think it was okay to walk on the moon again
Americans were too focused on war and poverty
19
To watch or check over something is called -
debate
glance
stare
monitor
20
What was the goal that the USSR and the US were trying to achieve first?
Going to the moon
Sending a human being into space
Traveling to other planets
Launching space probes
