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- 1. Multiple Choice
Who were the first people to invent rockets about 1,000 years ago?
Polish
Chinese
Russians
Chileans
- 2. Multiple Choice
Who is credited with starting modern rocket science?
Benjamin Franklin
Wernher von Braun
Robert Goddard
Newton
- 3. Multiple Choice
What did Robert Goddard do for modern rocket science?
developed the laws of motion
developed the V-2 rocket
launched the first liquid-fueled rocket
created foam used for space helmets
- 4. Multiple Choice
Who led a team to develop rockets for space travel?
Wernher von Braun
Robert Goddard
Newton
Thomas Edison
- 5. Multiple Choice
What kind of rockets were used to go to the moon?
small two-stage rockets
large three-stage rockets
small three-stage rockets
large two-stage rockets
- 6. Multiple Choice
What does "astro" mean in Latin?
sailor
sea
starfish
star
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is the Latin meaning of astronaut?
starfish
seastar
star sailor
sailor man
- 8. Multiple Choice
All except one of these was an example of a space travel accident?
Challenger
Columbia
Saturn 1
Apollo 13
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is an object that orbits another object in space?
asteroid
satellite
rocket
orbiter
- 10. Multiple Choice
What was the name of the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth?
Sputnik I
Sputnik II
Challenger
Columbia
- 11. Multiple Choice
Who launched the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth?
America
France
Soviet Union
Greece
- 12. Multiple Choice
What year was the first artificial satellite launched into space?
1967
1957
2007
1937
- 13. Multiple Choice
The launch of the first artificial satellite to orbit earth was unofficially the beginning of what is known as the:
rocket race
space race
rocket challenge
space challenge
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is a research spacecraft sent beyond Earth's orbit?
probe
satellite
rocket
space station
- 15. Multiple Choice
What is a facility that orbits Earth and is maintained and used by different countries?
Mars
Saturn Explorer
Sputnik I
International Space Station (ISS)
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