1. Astronomy - Chapter 5 Section 1 ROCKET SCIENCE

2. 1. WHO LAUNCHED THE FIRST LIQUID FUELED ROCKET? A. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky B. Robert Goddard C. NASA D. The Soviet Union

3. ANSWER B. Robert Goddard

4. 2. THE PUSHING OR PULLING FORCE EXERTED BY A ROCKET ENGINE IS… A. rocket B. orbital velocity C. escape velocity D. thrust

5. ANSWER D. thrust

6. 3. WHAT BURNS FUEL AND USES ESCAPING GASES TO MOVE? A. Rocket B. Orbital velocity C. Escape velocity D. Thrust

7. ANSWER A. Rocket

8. 4. THE SPEED NEEDED TO BREAK AWAY FROM A PLANET’S GRAVITY IS… A. Rocket B. Orbital velocity C. Escape velocity D. Thrust

9. ANSWER C. Escape Velocity

10. 5. THE SPEED NEEDED TO TRAVEL AROUND A PLANET IS… A.Rocket B. Orbital velocity C. Escape velocity D. Thrust

11. ANSWER B. Orbital Velocity

12. 6. WHO IS CONSIDERED THE FATHER OF ROCKET THEORY? A. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky B. Robert Goddard C. NASA D. The Soviet Union

13. ANSWER A. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky

14. 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

15. ANSWER C. NASA

16. 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

17. ANSWER B. Earth’s gravity

18. 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

19. ANSWER B. Germany

20. 10. NEWTON’S THIRD LAW OF MOTION STATES THAT FOR EVERY ACTION THERE IS AN… A. eventual and opposing reaction. B. unknown reaction. C. equal and opposite reaction. D. explosive action.

21. ANSWER C. equal and opposite reaction.

22. 11. TO BURN ITS FUEL IN THE VACUUM OF OUTER SPACE, A ROCKET MUST CARRY… A. sodium. B. carbon dioxide. C. nitrogen. D. oxygen.

23. ANSWER: D. oxygen

24. 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

25. ANSWER: C. Third Law of Motion

26. 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

27. ANSWER: A. The V-2 Rocket

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