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7th-8th Ch. 8 Review 2
Test Description: Chapter 2 Review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) True or False: All the planets have been visited by at least one space probe.
A
False
B
True
C
Sandwich
D
Bolonga
2) Studies during the International Geophysical Year included data obtained by satellites.
A
False
B
Sandwich
C
Bologna
D
True
3) True or False: The first space station was placed in oribt by the USSR.
A
Sandwich
B
Bologna
C
False
D
True
4) True or False: The Hubble Space Telescope is a probe.
A
False
B
Sandwich
C
Bologona
D
True
5) Unlike the Saturn V rocket, the space shuttle orbiters are reusable.
A
Sandwich
B
False
C
Bologna
D
True
6) True or False: The command module of the Apollo spacecraft landed on the moon.
A
True
B
False
C
Bologna
D
Sandwich
7) True or False: Microgravity in orbit occurs because the spacecraft is so far away from the earth.
A
Bologna
B
True
C
Sandwich
D
False
8) People in which country were believed to have built the first rockets?
A
United States
B
Germany
C
China
D
Russia
9) Which of the following does not belong with the others?
A
climate research satellite
B
an ocean floor mapping satellite
C
a GPS satellite
D
the Hubble Space Telescope
10) Which of the following does not belong with the other three?
A
Atlantis
B
SpaceShipOne
C
Soyuz
D
Shenzhou 5
11) Which part of the entire Apollo/Ssaturn V moon vehicle was the last to be jettisoned during the mission?
A
command module
B
third state rocket
C
service module
D
lunar module
12) Which rocket guidance system is the most inaccurate?
A
the gyroscope
B
a long wooden launching stick
C
fins that impart spin
D
fins only
13) As a satellite comes nearer to the earth, to remain in orbit it must
A
spin slower.
B
decrease its speed.
C
increase its speed.
D
spin faster.
14) What kind of orbit would be most practical for a space telescope that does not orbit the earth but remains close to it?
A
sun-synchronous orbit
B
polar orbit
C
low-Earth orbit
D
earth-trailing orbit
15) Which of the following was the first successful space station?
A
Skylab
B
Salyut
C
Mir
D
International Space Station
16) How were Robert Goddard's rockets similar to earlier designs?
A
gyroscopic guidance system
B
use of fins
C
type of fuel
D
performance
17) Which of the following does not belong with the other three?
A
Mars Global Surveyor
B
Cassini-Huygens
C
Black Brandt
D
Galileo
18) The series of U.S. manned space capsules that first began testing the procedures needed to eventually put a man on the moon was the
A
Apollo series.
B
Gemini series.
C
Mercury series.
D
Voskhod series.
19) The GPS is based on a constellation of satellites used for
A
ocean surveillance.
B
military defense.
C
communication.
D
navigation.
20) Who was the first female space shuttle astronaut who role on Challenger?
A
Florence Johnson
B
Sandra Brown
C
Sally Ride
D
Eileen Collins
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