- 1. A rocket moves forward when ___________ are expelled from the rear of the rocket.
A) gases
B) fuels
C) waters
D) forces of gravity
- 2. For every action, there is an equal and ___________ force or reaction.
A) opposite
B) stronger
C) same
D) weaker
- 3. Early rockets were created by the British around the year 1000.
A) True
B) False
- 4. The development of multistage rockets made it possible to send rockets farther into space.
A) False
B) True
- 5. There are usually ____________ stages in a multistage rockets.
A) 3
B) 2
C) 4
D) 1
- 6. The moon is a satellite.
A) True
B) False
- 7. The first artificial satellite was launched in
A) 1977
B) 1947
C) 1957
D) 1967
- 8. The first person was launched into space in
A) 1951
B) 1981
C) 1961
D) 1971
- 9. Satellites and space stations are used for ______________
A) navigation
B) communications
C) research
D) All of these
- 10. Geosynchronous satellites revolve around Earth ______________ Earth rotates.
A) faster than the
B) None of these
C) at the same rate that
D) slower than the
- 11. A space station is a satellite.
A) True
B) False
- 12. The first space station was launched in
A) 1951
B) 1981
C) 1971
D) 1961
- 13. The first space shuttle was launched in
A) 1981
B) 1961
C) 1971
D) 1991
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