Space exploration

1. What was the name of the first satellite?

A) Explorer 1
B) Apollo1
C) Cosmos 1
D) Sputnik

2. Who was the first man in space?

A) Yuri Gargarin
B) Alan Shepard
C) Neil Armstrong
D) John Glenn

3. Who was the first American in space?

A) Alan Shepard
B) Gus Grissom
C) John Glenn
D) Neil Armstrong

4. Who was the first American to orbit the earth?

A) Neil Armstrong
B) Scott Carpenter
C) John Glenn
D) Alan Shepard

5. Who was the first person on the moon?

A) Michael Collins
B) Neil Armstrong
C) John Glenn
D) Buzz Aldren

6. What year did the first moon walk take place?

A) 1957
B) 1972
C) 1962
D) 1969

7. What is the famous quote from the first moon walk?

A) "That's one small step far man. One giant leap for mankind."
B) "To go places and do things that have never been done before - that's what living is all about."
C) "Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed."
D) "Houston, we have a problem."

8. Where did the Mariner spacecrafts explore?

A) Mars
B) The outer planets
C) The inner planets
D) The moon

9. Where did the Viking spacecrafts explore?

A) The moon
B) The outer planets
C) Mars
D) The inner planets

10. Where did the Apollo spacecrafts explore?

A) The earth and moon
B) The inner planets
C) Mars
D) The outer planets

11. Where did the Voyager spacecrafts explore?

A) The inner planets
B) Mars
C) The moon
D) The outer planets

12. How did the solar system form?

A) From the gravitational attraction between molecules.
B) Neither of the above answers.
C) From a the gases left over from an exploding star.
D) Both of the above answers.

Otros exámenes de interés :

6th Grade Nutrition
Branches of Science
Ecosystem

Examen creado con That Quiz — donde se practican las matemáticas.