Science Week 10: Space Exploration
How long did it take Sputnik 1 to revolve around the Earth once
96 minutes
The name of America's manned missions to the moon between 1967-1973
Apollo
Which Apollo suffered a major malfunction and had to return to Earth
Apollo 13
Man-made objects that have been launched into orbit around Earth
Artificial Satellites
Why was Pluto named after what it is named after
Because it was so cold and lifeless
The culture that developed simple rockets about a thousand years ago
Chinese
Who invented the fist telescope
Galileo Galilei
The belief that everything in the universe revolved around the Earth
Geocentric
What did early rockets burn for fuel
Gunpowder
The belief that the planets, including Earth, revolve around the Sun
Heliocentric
What was the United States main question about the moon
If it was solid surface or the space craft would sink into dust on the moon
Where does the shuttle ride on the rocket
In the back
What does it mean to be unmanned
It didn't carry a human aboard
What does Renaissance mean
It is a French word for Rebirth
What was the Renaissance
It was a period of flourishing art, new scientific discoveries and inventions
Which planet is the largest
Jupiter
What is the most explored planet
Mars
Which planet is the one that is the most red
Mars
Planet named after the Roman messenger god
Mercury
Which planet moves the fastest
Mercury
What are the only planets that the ancient people could see
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn
Who were the first two men to step on the moon
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
Planet named after the Roman god of the seas
Neptune
Which planet had a deep blue color
Neptune
What do space shuttles launch
People and cargo
Which planet was discovered in 1930
Pluto
What are multi-stage rockets
Rockets that have three sections or stages
Any object that revolves around another object in space
Satellite
Which planet is the second largest
Saturn
Competition between the United States and Soviet Union in space exploration
Space Race
A large artificial satellite designed for people to live there for extended periods of time
Space Station
Spacecraft that travel back and forth between Earth and space
Space shuttles
The first artificial satellite
Sputnik 1
What did early astronomers believe about rotation
That everything revolved around the Earth
What was Galilei's proposal
That the Earth and the other planets revolved around the Sun; it wasn't accepted for hundreds of years
What did President John F. Kennedy pledge
That the United States would land a man on the moon and return him safely home
What was Uranus named after
The Greek god of the sky
Who was Saturn named after
The Roman god of farming
What was Neptune named after
The Roman god of seas
What was Pluto named after
The Roman god of the underworld
Who was Mars named after
The Roman god of war
Who was Venus named after
The Roman goddess of love and beauty
Who is Jupiter named after
The king of all the gods
Why was the United States very worried about Sputnik 1
They thought that it was an enemy rocket that was passing over the United States every 96 minutes and it could have attacked our country from space
What was wrong with early rockets
They were uncontrolled and burned out quickly
What is the purpose of a space station
To allow scientists to live in space and perform observations and scientific experiments
Which planet was discovered in 1781
Uranus
Which planet glows the brightest
Venus
How long has Mars been explored for
more than 40 years
How many astronauts live in our space station currently
six
