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Grade 4 Space Exploration
What does the word "astronautics" mean?
  1. Flying in a plane.
  2. The science of studying the stars.
  3. The science of space flight.
  4. The science of learning about galaxies.
Grade 4 Space Exploration
What was the name of the satellite launched into space?
  1. Speetnut
  2. Spoon trick
  3. Space traveler 1
  4. Sputnik
Grade 4 Space Exploration
What instrument can an astronomer use to see objects that are very far away?
  1. Microscope
  2. Telescope
  3. Compass
  4. Stereoscope
Grade 4 Space Exploration
What was the the first mammal to enter space?
  1. mouse
  2. cat
  3. dog
  4. elephant
Grade 4 Space Exploration
The          Apollo          NASA missions added a great deal to our understanding of the Moon.
Grade 4 Space Exploration
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon on                 .
  1. July 20, 1969
  2. May 19, 2001
  3. January 19, 1969
  4. July 20, 1975
Grade 4 Space Exploration
Trips that people take into space are called                  .
  1. crewed missions
  2. uncrewed missions
  3. space probes
  4. observations
Grade 4 Space Exploration
No spacecraft have ever landed on Mars.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Space Exploration
A space probe would not be very effective in helping scientists study far-off locations.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Space Exploration
What country successfully launched its first satellite named Explorer 1?
  1. China
  2. Japan
  3. United States
  4. Canada
Grade 4 Space Exploration
Fill in the famous quote said by the first man on the Moon, "That's one         small         step for       man      , one giant leap for           mankind          ."
Grade 4 Space Exploration
The Chinese made the first rockets in 1890.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Space Exploration
Neil Armandhammer was the first man on the Moon.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Space Exploration
We know a lot about Mercury because many spacecraft have explored it.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Space Exploration
What piece of equipment could you use to help you see the stars and planets in our solar system more clearly?
  1. microscope
  2. stethoscope
  3. telescope
  4. nothing can help us see the solar system more clearly
Grade 4 Space Exploration
Which of these were affected by the space program?
  1. Schools
  2. Tourism
  3. Businesses
  4. Technology
  5. All of the above
Grade 4 Space Exploration
The space station's orbit is about             220 miles             above Earth. NASA uses the station to learn about          living          and           working           in space.
Grade 4 Space Exploration
Name one kind of tool that modern astronomers can use to collect information in outer space.
Grade 4 Space Exploration
What kind of animal was the first to travel into space?
Grade 4 Space Exploration
A                 is a vehicle sent into space in order to explore places too dangerous or too far away for people to visit.
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