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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
Yuri Gagarin orbits Earths
C
Neil Armstrong walks on the moon
D
Skylab opens
3) Which tool would be used to observe far off galaxies from Earth?
A
Rovers
B
Telescopes
C
Space Probes
D
Space Shuttles
4) Gravity on the moon is less than that of Earth because
A
The Moon has less mass
B
No presence of water on the Moon
C
Lower temperatures exist 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 Modern Model
B
The Heliocentric Model
C
The Galilean Model
D
The Geocentric Model
6) Kepler made this important discovery about the orbits of the planets
A
Orbits are retrograde in nature
B
Planets orbit at the same speed
C
Orbits are circular
D
Orbits are elliptical
7) Which observation was made by Galileo using the telescope?
A
Mars experiencing retrograde motion
B
The elliptical orbits of planets
C
Moons orbiting Jupiter
D
Sun orbiting the Earth
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 moon
B
It would crash into the Earth
C
It would remain in orbit at a lower altitude
D
It would fly off into deep space
9) Which of the following is an advantage of the modern space shuttle
A
It is solar powered
B
It can be used for several missions
C
It is easier to find when it lands in the ocean
D
It travels at the speed of light
10) Which US Space program included several lunar landings
A
Mercury
B
Gemini
C
Apollo
D
Columbia
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