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# 9 About the Apollo 11 Moon Landing-Wills

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  • 1. Multiple Choice
    30 seconds
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    Read the excerpt from Team Moon.


    The heavier the spacecraft, the harder it is to launch. And fuel is heavy. So it was critical to pinpoint the fuel needed, add a cushion, then take no more than necessary. But now, because the landing was taking far longer than planned, the fuel was almost gone. Mission Control wanted Neil to take as much time as he needed and fly the LM as near empty as possible onlybecause they wanted him to make the landing. But if he ran out of fuel above the surface, in all likelihood the LM would crash onto the moon. So they were trying to time it to the last possible second before calling an abort—calling off the landing.


    Which detail from the excerpt identifies a solution?

    they were trying to time it to the last possible second

    the fuel was almost gone

    And fuel is heavy

  • 2. Multiple Choice
    15 minutes
    1 pt

    Read the excerpt from Team Moon.


    The heavier the spacecraft, the harder it is to launch. And fuel is heavy. So it was critical to pinpoint the fuel needed, add a cushion, then take no more than necessary. But now, because the landing was taking far longer than planned, the fuel was almost gone. Mission Control wanted Neil to take as much time as he needed and fly the LM as near empty as possible onlybecause they wanted him to make the landing. But if he ran out of fuel above the surface, in all likelihood the LM would crash onto the moon. So they were trying to time it to the last possible second before calling an abort—calling off the landing.


    Why does the author use a problem-solution text structure in the paragraph?

    to help the reader understand how the fuel system on a spacecraft works

    to help the reader understand the difficult decisions faced by Mission Control

    to help the reader understand how the country’s space program got started

  • 3. Multiple Choice
    15 minutes
    1 pt

    Read the excerpt from Team Moon.


    The trouble with option 2 was that the venting might push the fuel to an unstable condition. Or, another possible outcome of the “burping”: what if the landing gear hadn’t deployed correctly? Could any movement, or any resulting burst—no matter how small—tip the LM over? Many a voice in the debate thought the safest option was to abort—now! But that opinion was quickly overruled by the Grumman and NASA leadership (who were confident of the landing gear), and the consensus of the leaders was that it would be safe to gently, gently burp the engine.


    Which detail from the excerpt best identifies a problem?

    the venting might push the fuel to an unstable condition

    that opinion was quickly overruled by the Grumman

    it would be safe to gently, gently burp the engine

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