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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