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