1. Ch. 22 Rocket Test
Name
Date
Class Period
#1-10

2. 1. Whose rocket research teach surrendered to the Americans at the end of World War II?
A. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky’s
B. Robert Goddard
C. Wernher von Braun
D. Yuri Gargarin

3. 2. Rockets work according to Newton’s
A. first law of motion
B. Second law of motion
C. Third law of motion
D. Law of universal gravitation

4. 3. The first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth was
A. Pioneer 4
B. Explorer 1
C. Voyager 2
D. Sputnik 1

5. 4. Communications satellites are able to transfer TV signals between continents because communications satellites
A. are located in LEO
B. relay signals past the horizon
C. travel quickly around Earth
D. can be used during the day and night

6. 5. GEO is a better orbit for communications satellites because satellites that are in GEO
A. remain in position over one spot
B. have polar orbits
C. do not revolve around the Earth
D. orbit a few hundred kilometers above the Earth

7. 6. Which space probe discovered evidence of water on the moon’s south pole?
A. Luna 9
B. Viking 1
C. Clementine
D. Magellan

8. 7. When did humans first set foot on the moon?
B. 1964
C. 1969
D. 1973

9. 8. Which of the following bodies has not yet been visited by space probes?
A. Venus
B. Neptune
C. Mars
D. Pluto

10. 9. Which of the following space probes has left our solar system?
A. Galileo
B. Magellan
C. Viking 10
D. Pioneer 10

11. 10. Based on space-probe data, which of the following is the most likely place in our solar system to find liquid water?
A. the moon
B. Mercury
C. Europa
D. Venus

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