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Grade 6 Space Exploration
What was the job of the Luna Prospector?
  1. to land on the Moon.
  2. to take photos of the solar system.
  3. To take pictures of the Moon.
  4. To send astronauts to the Moon.
  5. To look for water ice on the Moon.
Grade 6 Space Exploration
The goal of the Surveyor program was to                                           .
  1. find life on the Moon
  2. Go to Jupiter
  3. prepare for landing astronauts on The Moon
  4. Find life on Mars
  5. Count how many rings are on Saturn
Grade 6 Space Exploration
In 1997, NASA launched the Luna Prospector.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 6 Space Exploration
What is the difference between refracting and reflecting telescopes?
  1. A refracting telescope uses a convex lens to magnify an image, and a reflecting telescope uses a mirror.
  2. A refracting telescope uses a mirror, and a reflecting telescope uses a concave lens to magnify an image.
  3. A reflecting telescope uses a convex lens to magnify an image, and a refracting telescope uses a mirror
  4. There is no difference.
Grade 6 Space Exploration
Why are radio telescopes considered to be dependable telescopes?
  1. because they never run out of energy
  2. because they use radios to help various telescope's computers communicate with each other
  3. because they use radio waves, which pass freely through Earth's atmosphere in any weather condition
  4. because they use radio waves, which do not pass freely through Earth's atmosphere due to unpredictable weather
Grade 6 Space Exploration
What did NASA administrators particularly like about the space shuttle?
  1. Many countries would chip in, so it would cost less.
  2. It would be cheaper to make, so it would cost less.
  3. It would be reusable, so it would cost less.
  4. It would be more accurate, bring back more data, and it would be more cost effective.
Grade 6 Space Exploration
The destination of the space probe Cassini is                .
  1. Saturn
  2. Jupiter
  3. Uranus
  4. Pluto
Grade 6 Space Exploration
With Hubble scientists can probe the universe.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 6 Space Exploration
Which country was able to put the first human in space?
  1. Japan
  2. China
  3. Soviet Union
  4. United States
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