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68 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 68
In April 1990, what did Discovery deploy?
Orbit
Hubble Space Telescope
Space Probes
Spitzer Space Telescope
Term 2 of 68
For what does GNSS stand?
Space Transportation System (sts, Also Known As The Space Shuttle Program)
Global Navigation Satellite Service
They Demonstrated Rendezvous And Docking Procedures
Global Navigation Satellite System
Term 3 of 68
If the Sun were hollow, about how many Earth's would fit inside it?
One million
One hundred
50 miles
One thousand
,Term 4 of 68
What was the first weather satellite? What was its name?
62 miles
1960; TIROS I
Thrust SSC
84 days
Term 5 of 68
What are the Van Allen Belts?
the surface of the moon covered in craters
clouds of dust surrounding mars
radiation belts around the Earth filled with charged particles
rings of ice around saturn
Term 6 of 68
What causes Jupiter to emit 70% more heat than it absorbs from the Sun?
The first spacewalk
Highly compressed hydrogen at its core
The lowest number
They are high in the sky
Term 7 of 68
What United States space program served our country for 30 years (from 1981 - 2011)?
Space Transportation System (STS, also known as the Space Shuttle Program)
Mercury program
Apollo program
Mars exploration program
,Term 8 of 68
While GPS has many uses, it was primarily developed for which of the following purposes?
To provide real-time weather updates for civilian use
To enhance the effectiveness of US and allied military forces
To track the movements of Wildlife in their natural habitats
To facilitate the management of urban traffic systems
Term 9 of 68
What was the first communication satellite? What was its name?
1962; TELSTAR
1957; sputnik i
1957; Telstar
1960; tiros i
Term 10 of 68
Which of the following is NOT true about solar eclipses?
They can only be seen at night when the moon is full
They occur during daylight hours when the Sun moves directly between the Moon and
the Earth
They are caused by the earth's shadow falling on the sun
They happen when the earth moves between the sun and the moon
, Term 11 of 68
Who led the development of the first successful Soviet intercontinental ballistic missile in
August 1957?
Thrust Ssc
Sergei Korolev
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
Alan Shepard
Term 12 of 68
What will the remaining core of a supernova become?
A neutron star or black hole
A white dwarf or black hole
Virgin galactic or scaled composites
White dwarf
Term 13 of 68
Which of the following occurred in the Gemini Program?
They are high in the sky
Hubble space telescope
The sun
The first spacewalk
Term 14 of 68
What is it called when the satellite talks to the ground?
Ambulatory Monitoring
Orbit
Spiral
Telemetry
68 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 68
In April 1990, what did Discovery deploy?
Orbit
Hubble Space Telescope
Space Probes
Spitzer Space Telescope
Term 2 of 68
For what does GNSS stand?
Space Transportation System (sts, Also Known As The Space Shuttle Program)
Global Navigation Satellite Service
They Demonstrated Rendezvous And Docking Procedures
Global Navigation Satellite System
Term 3 of 68
If the Sun were hollow, about how many Earth's would fit inside it?
One million
One hundred
50 miles
One thousand
,Term 4 of 68
What was the first weather satellite? What was its name?
62 miles
1960; TIROS I
Thrust SSC
84 days
Term 5 of 68
What are the Van Allen Belts?
the surface of the moon covered in craters
clouds of dust surrounding mars
radiation belts around the Earth filled with charged particles
rings of ice around saturn
Term 6 of 68
What causes Jupiter to emit 70% more heat than it absorbs from the Sun?
The first spacewalk
Highly compressed hydrogen at its core
The lowest number
They are high in the sky
Term 7 of 68
What United States space program served our country for 30 years (from 1981 - 2011)?
Space Transportation System (STS, also known as the Space Shuttle Program)
Mercury program
Apollo program
Mars exploration program
,Term 8 of 68
While GPS has many uses, it was primarily developed for which of the following purposes?
To provide real-time weather updates for civilian use
To enhance the effectiveness of US and allied military forces
To track the movements of Wildlife in their natural habitats
To facilitate the management of urban traffic systems
Term 9 of 68
What was the first communication satellite? What was its name?
1962; TELSTAR
1957; sputnik i
1957; Telstar
1960; tiros i
Term 10 of 68
Which of the following is NOT true about solar eclipses?
They can only be seen at night when the moon is full
They occur during daylight hours when the Sun moves directly between the Moon and
the Earth
They are caused by the earth's shadow falling on the sun
They happen when the earth moves between the sun and the moon
, Term 11 of 68
Who led the development of the first successful Soviet intercontinental ballistic missile in
August 1957?
Thrust Ssc
Sergei Korolev
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
Alan Shepard
Term 12 of 68
What will the remaining core of a supernova become?
A neutron star or black hole
A white dwarf or black hole
Virgin galactic or scaled composites
White dwarf
Term 13 of 68
Which of the following occurred in the Gemini Program?
They are high in the sky
Hubble space telescope
The sun
The first spacewalk
Term 14 of 68
What is it called when the satellite talks to the ground?
Ambulatory Monitoring
Orbit
Spiral
Telemetry
