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Quiz 2 · Rockets & Satellites

40 MCQs · Choose one answer per question

  1. 1

    A rocket's main job is to…

  2. 2

    Which part of a rocket holds the astronauts or cargo?

  3. 3

    Rockets get their thrust from…

  4. 4

    Rockets need to reach at least this speed to escape Earth (escape velocity):

  5. 5

    The bottom part of a rocket that pushes fire down is the…

  6. 6

    The pointy top of a rocket is called the…

  7. 7

    Small wings on a rocket that help it stay stable are called…

  8. 8

    Rockets often have multiple sections called…

  9. 9

    Why do rockets have stages?

  10. 10

    Rocket engines work by pushing gas one way so the rocket goes…

  11. 11

    Whose law explains how rockets move? 'For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.'

  12. 12

    The force that pulls rockets back to Earth is…

  13. 13

    Rocket fuel is often stored as…

  14. 14

    'Launch' means…

  15. 15

    'Space travel' means moving…

  16. 16

    Which is bigger: launch or the whole space travel journey?

  17. 17

    The place where rockets are launched from is a…

  18. 18

    A famous US rocket launch site is at…

  19. 19

    SpaceX built a reusable rocket called…

  20. 20

    The huge rocket that took people to the Moon was…

  21. 21

    A satellite is an object that…

  22. 22

    The Moon is a…

  23. 23

    A satellite built by humans is called…

  24. 24

    The first artificial satellite was…

  25. 25

    Which country launched Sputnik 1?

  26. 26

    GPS satellites help us with…

  27. 27

    Weather satellites help us to…

  28. 28

    TV signals can be sent through…

  29. 29

    Satellites stay in orbit because of a balance of speed and…

  30. 30

    The space telescope named after a famous scientist is…

  31. 31

    The International Space Station (ISS) is a large…

  32. 32

    Which of these is a NATURAL satellite?

  33. 33

    Which of these is an ARTIFICIAL satellite?

  34. 34

    Satellites in 'low Earth orbit' are…

  35. 35

    A rocket needs to fight gravity AND…

  36. 36

    The 'countdown' before a launch usually ends with…

  37. 37

    Which of these does NOT help a rocket fly?

  38. 38

    A rocket that can be used again is called…

  39. 39

    Satellites usually send information back to Earth as…

  40. 40

    Which of these uses satellites the most?

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