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History Of Space Travel
Test Description: US/NASA
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is one major difference between the space shuttle and earlier spacecraft?
A
The space shuttle is solar powered.
B
The space shuttle can be used for more than one flight.
C
The space shuttle can fly to other planets.
D
The space shuttle can transport more than one astronaut.
2) During which US space program did the first spacewalk occur?
A
Project Mercury
B
Space Shuttle
C
Project Apollo
D
Project Gemini
3) Which of the following statements are correct?
A
Project Mercury sent the first man on the moon.
B
Alan Shepard was the first man to walk on the moon.
C
Neil Armstrong was a part of Project Apollo.
D
Project Gemini sent the first man to space.
4) The space race was between which two countries?
A
France and Germany
B
The Soviet Union and the United States
C
Russia and Germany
D
United States and Russia
5) The space suit protects the astronauts from
A
all of the above
B
extreme changes in temperature
C
lack of oxygen
D
solar radiation
6) Which of the following is a problem experienced by astronauts staying for long periods of time aboard the International Space Station?
A
muscle loss due to lack of exercise
B
weight loss due to diet
C
pale skin due to lack of exposure to sunlight
D
hair loss due to high temperatures
7) What is one major difference between Skylab and the International Space Station?
A
Skylab was a space shuttle, while the ISS is a place to live.
B
They are both space stations.
C
One was built by the US; the other was built by Russia.
D
Skylab was built by the US; the ISS was built by many countries working together.
8) Which of the following is true statement about space probes?
A
NASA does not use them anymore.
B
They are unmanned and can travel to other planets.
C
They can carry more than one person.
D
Their purpose is to carry animals into space to see if the animals can survive in other galaxies.
9) John Glenn was the first American to ________ in a ________.
A
live in space, space probe
B
orbit the Earth, spacecraft
C
fly to space, helicopter
D
orbit the Moon, satellite
10) Put the following in order from earliest to most recent:
A
Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Space Shuttle
B
Apollo, Gemini, Space Shuttle, Mercury
C
Mercury, Gemini, Space Shuttle, Apollo
D
Space Shuttle, Apollo, Gemini, Mercury
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