#_____ Name__________________________________________________ Date_____________________
______________________________________ Rocket used to go to the moon on Apollo 11É
______________________________________ Speed of sub-orbital velocityÉ
______________________________________ Element needed for rocket fuel to combustÉ
______________________________________ Speed of orbital velocityÉ
______________________________________ Gravity on the moon is this much of EarthÕsÉ
______________________________________ The measure of time and distanceÉ
______________________________________ Had first powered, sustained, controlled flightÉ
______________________________________ Father of modern rocketryÉ
______________________________________ The measure of speed and directionÉ
______________________________________ Speed of escape velocity É
______________________________________ Force that pulls on objects: creating weightÉ
______________________________________ Ancient civilization first using rocketsÉ
______________________________________ Force pushing up on a rocketÉ
______________________________________ Force pushing down on a rocketÉ
______________________________________ Every action has an opposite/equal reactionÉ
______________________________________ Life (in hours) of the average hot air balloonÉ
______________________________________ The ÒlongÓ side of a right triangleÉ
______________________________________ The ÒupwardÓ force on an airplaneÉ
______________________________________ German scientist involved in designing V-2É
[+] Mr. PÕs Rocket Session & Chapter 11É
#_____ Name__________________________________________________ Date_____________________
______________________________________ First artificial satellite in spaceÉ
______________________________________ Date of first satellite in spaceÉ
______________________________________ First American satellite in spaceÉ
______________________________________ Date of first American satellite in spaceÉ
______________________________________ First person in spaceÉ
______________________________________ Date of first person in spaceÉ
______________________________________ First American in spaceÉ
______________________________________ Date of first American in spaceÉ
______________________________________ First person to orbit the EarthÉ
______________________________________ Date of first person to orbit the EarthÉ
______________________________________ First person on the MoonÉ
______________________________________ Date of first person on the MoonÉ
______________________________________ First space station in the 1970s (USA)É
______________________________________ Russian space station in the 1980sÉ
______________________________________ Newer and (current) space stationÉ
______________________________________ Mars mission in the 1970sÉ
______________________________________ Mars mission in the 1990sÉ
______________________________________ Mission to the moon, Titan in late 90sÉ
______________________________________ Date of first space shuttle missionÉ
Shorter response questions: (Answer in complete sentences on a separate sheet of paper.)
- Explain what the word satellite means and what it is in relation to space, too.
- Tell and explain the story of the USA and the USSR during the Òspace raceÓ of the 1950s and 1960s. Why was it so important? What ultimately happened?
- Compare the Saturn V rocket and the space shuttle in detail.
- Discuss three space exploration vehicles (missions) that have visited other planets. Share the history and contributions to our understanding of our solar system.