astronomy - chapter 5 section 1 rocket science. 1. who launched the first liquid fueled rocket? a....
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Astronomy - Chapter 5 Section 1
ROCKET SCIENCE
1. WHO LAUNCHED THE FIRST LIQUID FUELED ROCKET?
A. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
B. Robert Goddard
C. NASA
D. The Soviet Union
ANSWER
B. Robert Goddard
2. THE PUSHING OR PULLING FORCE EXERTED BY A ROCKET ENGINE IS…
A. rocketB. orbital velocityC. escape velocityD. thrust
ANSWER
D. thrust
3. WHAT BURNS FUEL AND USES ESCAPING GASES TO MOVE?
A. Rocket
B. Orbital velocity
C. Escape velocity
D. Thrust
ANSWER
A. Rocket
4. THE SPEED NEEDED TO BREAK AWAY FROM A PLANET’S GRAVITY IS…
A. RocketB. Orbital velocityC. Escape velocityD. Thrust
ANSWER
C. Escape Velocity
5. THE SPEED NEEDED TO TRAVEL AROUND A PLANET IS…
A.Rocket
B. Orbital velocity
C. Escape velocity
D. Thrust
ANSWER
B. Orbital Velocity
6. WHO IS CONSIDERED THE FATHER OF ROCKET THEORY?
A. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
B. Robert Goddard
C. NASA
D. The Soviet Union
ANSWER
A. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
7. WHAT IS THE ORGANIZATION FORMED IN 1958 THAT STUDIES SPACE TECHNOLOGY IN THE UNITED STATES?
A. The Air Force
B. The NHL
C. NASA
D. The Coast Guard
ANSWER
C. NASA
8. WHAT FACTOR MUST A ROCKET OVERCOME TO REACH ESCAPE VELOCITY?
A. Earth’s axial tilt
B. Earth’s gravity
C. the thrust of its engines
D. Newton’s third law of motion
ANSWER
B. Earth’s gravity
9. FROM WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES DID THE U.S. GET MANY OF ITS ROCKET SCIENTISTS AFTER WORLD WAR II?
A. Britain
B. Germany
C. Switzerland
D. France
ANSWER
B. Germany
10. NEWTON’S THIRD LAW OF MOTION STATES THAT FOR EVERY ACTION THERE IS AN…
A. equal and opposing reaction.
B. unknown reaction.
C. equal and opposite reaction.
D. explosive action.
ANSWER
C. equal and opposite reaction.
11. TO BURN ITS FUEL IN THE VACUUM OF OUTER SPACE, A ROCKET MUST CARRY…
A. sodium.
B. carbon dioxide.
C. nitrogen.
D. oxygen.
ANSWER:
•D. oxygen
12. ROCKETS MOVE ACCORDING TO NEWTON’S…
• A. First Law of Motion• B. Second Law of Motion • C. Third Law of Motion• D. None of the above
ANSWER:
•C. Third Law of Motion
13. WHICH ROCKET IS THE ANCESTOR OF ALL MODERN ROCKETS?
• A. The V-2 Rocket• B. The Mercury-Atlas• C. The Delta• D. The Space Shuttle
ANSWER:
•A. The V-2 Rocket
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