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