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Exploring Space
Test Description: Chapter 2 - Prentice Hall
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What force must a rocket overcome to be launched into space?
A
orbital velocity
B
gravity
C
thrust
D
escape velocity
2) During the space race, the former Soviet Union was the first to accomplish all of the followiing except
A
send the first human into space
B
launching the first satellite into orbit
C
landing the first human on the moon
D
sending the first living creature into space
3) A satellite in geosynchronous orbit revolves around Earth once each
A
hour
B
day
C
week
D
month
4) To fly beyond a planet's gravitational pull, a spacecraft must reach
A
escape velocity
B
geostationary orbit
C
velocity
D
orbital velocity
5) Acquiring information about Earth and other objects in space without being in direct contact with these worlds is called
A
remote sensing
B
spinoff
C
thrust
D
microgravity
6) A spacecraft that can carry a crew into space, return to Earth, and then be reused for the same purpose is a
A
space station
B
space probe
C
space shuttle
D
rover
7) Any object that revolves around another object in space is called a
A
satellite
B
space station
C
rocket
D
vacuum
8) Humans first landed on the moon in
A
1969
B
1957
C
1961
D
1971
9) The main advantage of a multistage rocket is that
A
it can carry humans into space
B
the total weight of the rocket is reduced as the rocket rises
C
it can be reused after returning to Earth
D
it requires less fuel to overcome gravity at the time of launch
10) Joysticks and memory metals are examples of
A
space spinoffs
B
space probes
C
space shuttles
D
space stations
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