Objective – Describe the use of technology to observe objects in the Solar System and relate this to science’s
understanding of the Solar System.
Name ______________________________________________________________
Kids Discover Space Exploration Magazine Worksheet
1. Sound recordings were carried on the Voyager probes…
a. to keep the astronauts entertained.
b. as a means of giving directions to control the flights of the probes.
c. in case extraterrestrial beings found the probes.
d. to track the probes as they traveled through space.
2. The distance of space from Earth’s surface is compared to a drive between
Philadelphia and New York City in order to…
a. emphasize the great distance of space from Earth.
b. show how near the beginning of space is to Earth.
c. explain why reaching space takes such a long time.
d. offer a reason why commuting between the two cities is not easy.
3. So far, more than ________ astronauts have traveled into space. (Enter a number)
4. Proxima Centauri is about ______ light years away. (Enter a number)
5. Traveling at the speed of light is possible.
a. True
b. False
6. Scientists have found time _______ for any matter traveling that fast.
a. speeds up
b. stays the same
c. slows
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Objective – Describe the use of technology to observe objects in the Solar System and relate this to science’s
understanding of the Solar System.
7. Solid rocket propellants and black powder in fireworks are alike in that both…
a. are used to power rockets.
b. are made from the same combination of chemicals
c. are dry.
d. are mixed with liquid propellants.
8. The earliest rockets were used by the…
a. Australians.
b. Chinese.
c. Germans.
d. Japanese
Match the scientist with what he accomplished.
_____9. Robert H. Goddard
_____10. Hermann Oberth
_____11. Konstantine Tsilkovsky
A. Helped built the Saturn V that carried
Americans to the Moon.
B. The father of modern rocketry.
C. The father of modern spaceflight.
12. When in orbit, the Space Shuttle flew upside down.
a. True
b. False
13. When the Shuttle landed, it was going _______ mph. (Enter a number)
14. The U.S. Mariner 2 and Russian Venera 7 were…
a. spacecraft that did not accomplish their missions.
b. both used to shuttle astronauts to Skylab.
c. both used in the 1960s to explore another planet.
d. the first spacecraft to explore Venus by flying by or landing on the planet.
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Objective – Describe the use of technology to observe objects in the Solar System and relate this to science’s
understanding of the Solar System.
Match events with the correct year.
_____15. 1957 A. First men on the Moon.
_____16. 1961 B. Russia places the first satellite into Earth orbit.
_____17. 1969 C. Skylab, the first US space station is launched.
_____18. 1973 D. The first Space Shuttle is launched.
_____19. 1976 E. The Hubble Space Telescope is put into orbit.
_____20. 1981 F. Viking 1 becomes the first space probe to land on Mars.
_____21. 1986 G. Voyager 2 passes Uranus.
_____22. 1990 H. Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man in outer space.
23. Astronauts must secure the selves to a wall for sleeping in the space shuttle so that
they do not…
a. disturb each other as they sleep.
b. get hurt as they float weightlessly while asleep.
c. wake up in the middle of the night and fall.
d. use each other’s assigned sleeping spaces.
24. In the Shuttle, there are ______ windows that let astronauts look at the Earth and
space. (Enter a number)
25. There is no up or down in space.
a. True
b. False
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Objective – Describe the use of technology to observe objects in the Solar System and relate this to science’s
understanding of the Solar System.
26. The International Space Station was not put together on Earth and then sent into
space because…
a. the station’s size is so great it could not be launched from Earth.
b. nations building the station could not agree on who would launch the station.
c. assembly in space is easier than assembly on Earth.
d. it was cheaper to assemble the station in space than to put it together on Earth.
27. In 1965, Russian Alexei Leonov was finally able to reenter his space capsule after a
spacewalk by…
a. cutting the life line to his space suit.
b. releasing the capsule door.
c. letting some air out of his space suit.
d. removing his space suit.
Match the year with the event.
_____28. 1966 A. Apollo 1 astronauts die in a fire inside the capsule.
_____29. 1967 B. Gemini 8 astronauts almost passed out when the capsule began to
spin rapidly.
_____30. 1970 C. Space Shuttle Challenger astronauts die when the external tank
explodes.
_____31. 1986
D. Space Shuttle Columbia astronauts die during reentry.
_____32. 2003
E. The Apollo 13 service module explodes on the way to the Moon.
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Objective – Describe the use of technology to observe objects in the Solar System and relate this to science’s
understanding of the Solar System.
Match the year with the event.
____33. 1979
A. Cassini-Huygens orbits Saturn exploring Saturn and its moons.
____34. 1996
B. Chandra, an X-ray observatory exploring the X-ray universe.
____35. 1999
C. Galileo orbits Jupiter exploring Jupiter and its moons.
____36. 2004
D. Voyager 1 flyby of Jupiter.
37. This space probe is designed to continuously observe the Sun for two years.
a. Chandra
b. Copernicus
c. Hubble
d. SOHO
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Objective – Describe the use of technology to observe objects in the Solar System and relate this to science’s
understanding of the Solar System.
Kids Discover Space Exploration Magazine Worksheet – Key
1. Sound recordings were carried on the Voyager probes…
a. to keep the astronauts entertained.
b. as a means of giving directions to control the flights of the probes.
c. in case extraterrestrial beings found the probes.
d. to track the probes as they traveled through space.
c. in case extraterrestrial beings found the probes.
1. c
2. The distance of space from Earth’s surface is compared to a drive between
Philadelphia and New York City in order to…
a. emphasize the great distance of space from Earth.
b. show how near the beginning of space is to Earth.
c. explain why reaching space takes such a long time.
d. offer a reason why commuting between the two cities is not easy.
b. show how near the beginning of space is to Earth.
2. b
3. So far, more than ________ astronauts have traveled into space. (Enter a number)
300
3. 300
4. Proxima Centauri is about ______ light years away. (Enter a number)
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Objective – Describe the use of technology to observe objects in the Solar System and relate this to science’s
understanding of the Solar System.
4.2
4. 4.2
5. Traveling at the speed of light is possible.
a. True
b. False
b. False
5. b (2 choices)
6. Scientists have found time _______ for any matter traveling that fast.
a. speeds up
b. stays the same
c. slows
c. slows
6. c (3 choices)
7. Solid rocket propellants and black powder in fireworks are alike in that both…
a. are used to power rockets.
b. are made from the same combination of chemicals
c. are dry.
d. are mixed with liquid propellants.
c. are dry
7. c
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Objective – Describe the use of technology to observe objects in the Solar System and relate this to science’s
understanding of the Solar System.
8. The earliest rockets were used by the…
a. Australians.
b. Chinese.
c. Germans.
d. Japanese
b. Chinese.
8. b
Match the scientist with what he accomplished.
_____9. Robert H. Goddard
_____10. Hermann Oberth
A. Helped built the Saturn V that carried
Americans to the Moon.
B. The father of modern rocketry.
_____11. Konstantine Tsilkovsky C. The father of modern spaceflight.
B 9. Robert H. Goddard (3 choices)
A 10. Hermann Oberth (3 choices)
C 11. Konstantine Tsilkovsky (3 choices)
12. When in orbit, the Space Shuttle flew upside down.
a. True
b. False
a. True
12. b (2 choices)
13. When the Shuttle landed, it was going _______ mph. (Enter a number)
200
13. 200
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Objective – Describe the use of technology to observe objects in the Solar System and relate this to science’s
understanding of the Solar System.
14. The U.S. Mariner 2 and Russian Venera 7 were…
a. spacecraft that did not accomplish their missions.
b. both used to shuttle astronauts to Skylab.
c. both used in the 1960s to explore another planet.
d. the first spacecraft to explore Venus by flying by or landing on the planet.
d. the first spacecraft to explore Venus by flying by or landing on the planet.
14. d
Match events with the correct year.
_____15. 1957 A. First men on the Moon.
_____16. 1961 B. Russia places the first satellite into Earth orbit.
_____17. 1969 C. Skylab, the first US space station is launched.
_____18. 1973 D. The first Space Shuttle is launched.
_____19. 1976 E. The Hubble Space Telescope is put into orbit.
_____20. 1981 F. Viking 1 becomes the first space probe to land on Mars.
_____21. 1986 G. Voyager 2 passes Uranus.
_____22. 1990 H. Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man in outer space.
B 15. 1957 (8 choices)
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Objective – Describe the use of technology to observe objects in the Solar System and relate this to science’s
understanding of the Solar System.
H 16. 1961 (8 choices)
A 17. 1969 (8 choices)
C 18. 1973 (8 choices)
F 19. 1976 (8 choices)
D 20. 1981 (8 choices)
G 21. 1986 (8 choices)
E 22. 1990 (8 choices)
23. Astronauts must secure the selves to a wall for sleeping in the space shuttle so that
they do not…
a. disturb each other as they sleep.
b. get hurt as they float weightlessly while asleep.
c. wake up in the middle of the night and fall.
d. use each other’s assigned sleeping spaces.
b. get hurt as they float weightlessly while asleep.
23. b
24. In the Shuttle, there are ______ windows that let astronauts look at the Earth and
space. (Enter a number)
11
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Objective – Describe the use of technology to observe objects in the Solar System and relate this to science’s
understanding of the Solar System.
24. 11
25. There is no up or down in space.
a. True
b. False
b. False
25. b (2 choices)
26. The International Space Station was not put together on Earth and then sent into
space because…
a. the station’s size is so great it could not be launched from Earth.
b. nations building the station could not agree on who would launch the station.
c. assembly in space is easier than assembly on Earth.
d. it was cheaper to assemble the station in space than to put it together on Earth.
a. the station’s size is so great it could not be launched from Earth.
26. a
27. In 1965, Russian Alexei Leonov was finally able to reenter his space capsule after a
spacewalk by…
a. cutting the life line to his space suit.
b. releasing the capsule door.
c. letting some air out of his space suit.
d. removing his space suit.
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Objective – Describe the use of technology to observe objects in the Solar System and relate this to science’s
understanding of the Solar System.
c. letting some air out of his space suit.
27. c
Match the year with the event.
_____28. 1966 A. Apollo 1 astronauts die in a fire inside the capsule.
_____29. 1967 B. Gemini 8 astronauts almost passed out when the capsule began to
spin rapidly.
_____30. 1970
C. Space Shuttle Challenger astronauts die when the external tank
_____31. 1986 explodes.
_____32. 2003 D. Space Shuttle Columbia astronauts die during reentry.
E. The Apollo 13 service module explodes on the way to the Moon.
B 28. 1966 (5 choices)
A 29. 1967 (5 choices)
E 30. 1970 (5 choices)
C 31. 1986 (5 choices)
D 32. 2003 (5 choices)
Match the year with the event.
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Objective – Describe the use of technology to observe objects in the Solar System and relate this to science’s
understanding of the Solar System.
____33. 1979
A. Cassini-Huygens orbits Saturn exploring Saturn and its moons.
____34. 1996
B. Chandra, an X-ray observatory exploring the X-ray universe.
____35. 1999
C. Galileo orbits Jupiter exploring Jupiter and its moons.
____36. 2004
D. Voyager 1 flyby of Jupiter.
D 33. 1979
C 34. 1996
B 35. 1999
A 36. 2004
37. This space probe is designed to continuously observe the Sun for two years.
a. Chandra
b. Copernicus
c. Hubble
d. SOHO
d. SOHO
37. d
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Objective – Describe the use of technology to observe objects in the Solar System and relate this to science’s
understanding of the Solar System.
Kids Discover Space Exploration Magazine
Worksheet
Scoring Guide
36-37 – 4
34-35 – 3.5
32-33 – 3
29-31 – 2.5
25-28 – 2
21-24 – 1.5
17-20 – 1
1-16 – .5
0–0
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