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Exploring Our Solar System
Test Description: Test knowledge of Space Exploration and history of Solar knowledge.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The Space race was was between these two world superpowers
A
France and Germany
B
France and USSR
C
United States and Germany
D
United States and USSR
2) Which event was the first "shot" of the space race?
A
Launch of Sputnik
B
Skylab opens
C
Yuri Gagarin orbits Earths
D
Neil Armstrong walks on the moon
3) Which tool would be used to observe far off galaxies from Earth?
A
Space Shuttles
B
Rovers
C
Telescopes
D
Space Probes
4) Gravity on the moon is less than that of Earth because
A
Lower temperatures exist on the Moon
B
The Moon has less mass
C
No presence of water on the Moon
D
There is no oxygen on the Moon
5) The Earth-centered model of the solar system developed by early Greek astronomers is commonly refered to as a
A
The Heliocentric Model
B
The Geocentric Model
C
The Modern Model
D
The Galilean Model
6) Kepler made this important discovery about the orbits of the planets
A
Orbits are elliptical
B
Orbits are circular
C
Orbits are retrograde in nature
D
Planets orbit at the same speed
7) Which observation was made by Galileo using the telescope?
A
The elliptical orbits of planets
B
Sun orbiting the Earth
C
Mars experiencing retrograde motion
D
Moons orbiting Jupiter
8) Satellites stay in orbit because they are traveling at the same rate of the Earth's rotation. If the satellite begins to slow what will probably happen?
A
It would crash into the Earth
B
It would remain in orbit at a lower altitude
C
It would fly off into deep space
D
It would crash into the moon
9) Which of the following is an advantage of the modern space shuttle
A
It travels at the speed of light
B
It is solar powered
C
It is easier to find when it lands in the ocean
D
It can be used for several missions
10) Which US Space program included several lunar landings
A
Apollo
B
Gemini
C
Mercury
D
Columbia
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