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Grade 8 Space Exploration
When did the first man land on the Moon?
  1. June 20, 1969
  2. July 20, 1969
  3. June 20, 1959
  4. July 20, 1979
Grade 9 Space Exploration
What did Karl Jansky discover?
  1. the planets move on an elliptical path
  2. the Sun was the center of the universe
  3. Earth rotated on a tilted axis, which caused the seasons
  4. radio waves coming from space
Grade 7 Space Exploration
Why was Galileo put under house arrest by the Roman Catholic Church?
  1. He supported the idea that Earth was flat.
  2. He supported the idea that Earth orbited the Sun.
  3. He supported the idea that Mars orbited Earth.
  4. He was divorced.
Grade 8 Space Exploration
What President started a project called Vanguard, which essentially began the space race?
  1. President John F. Kennedy
  2. President Dwight D. Eisenhower
  3. President Barack Obama
  4. President Ronald Reagan
Grade 1 Space Exploration
Objects in the night sky look small because                  .
  1. they are small
  2. they are far away
  3. they are not real
Grade 7 Space Exploration
What was the name of the first manned NASA space program?
  1. Apollo
  2. Gemini
  3. Mercury
  4. Challenger
Grade 4 Space Exploration
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon on                 .
  1. July 20, 1969
  2. May 19, 2001
  3. January 19, 1969
  4. July 20, 1975
Grade 9 Space Exploration
Which of the following is not the reason to continue space exploration?
  1. To forecast weather and reduce disaster risks
  2. To make communication effectively and easily
  3. To help in the advancement of physics and other sciences
  4. To create a war in space
Grade 7 Space Exploration
When was Sputnik 1 launched?
  1. 1956
  2. 1961
  3. 1962
  4. 1957
Grade 4 Space Exploration
Trips that people take into space are called                  .
  1. crewed missions
  2. uncrewed missions
  3. space probes
  4. observations
Grade 4 Space Exploration
No spacecraft have ever landed on Mars.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 1 Space Exploration
What tool could you use to see the the Moon closer?
  1. thermometer
  2. ruler
  3. telescope
  4. hand lens
Grade 9 Space Exploration
Which of the following information is not correctly matched with the satellites launched in space exploration?
  1. Sputnik I: The first man-made satellite to orbit the Earth.
  2. Luna 3: To orbit and take photographs of the Moon.
  3. Apollo: The first probe that is launched to explore Mars.
  4. Shenzhou 5: China’s first manned spacecraft that orbits around the Earth.
Grade 9 Space Exploration
What is the advantage of using space shuttle?
  1. Does not need to bring along its fuel.
  2. Does not need to bring along an oxygen supply.
  3. Saves cost in terms of fuel consumption.
  4. It is reusable.
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