Go to the Quizzes Page Rockets and Satellites 0% 4 Created by AbuBakrShalabi Please write your name and email to receive your certificate. 1 / 15 This was the first man-made satellite. Voyager 1 Galileo 1 Explorer 1 Sputnik 1 2 / 15 Check all the types of probes. flyby orbiter jumper lander 3 / 15 Which planet in our Solar System has the most number of moons? Mars Jupiter Saturn Earth 4 / 15 A _____________ is a vehicle designed to propel itself by ejecting exhaust gas from one end. satellite probe lunar probe rocket 5 / 15 What do natural and artificial satellites have in common? the don't have anything in common they send information to the Earth they orbit celestial bodies the float outer space with no direction 6 / 15 This telescope will orbit the sun at a distance of 1 million miles from Earth to gather infrared waves. Hubble Space Telescope Spitzer James Webb Space Telescope Chandra 7 / 15 The purpose of NASA is to oversee all space missions. True False 8 / 15 Which 2 planets in our Solar System don't have any natural satellites? Neptune and Mars Jupiter and Pluto Mercury and Venus Earth and Saturn 9 / 15 Which is the best explanation for how a rocket works? The rocket exhaust pushes against the atmosphere to propel the rocket. Hot exhaust is propelled out of the nozzle faster than the rocket moves. A rocket can't work in a vacuum. The rocket pushes the exhaust backward, as the exhaust pushes the rocket forward. 10 / 15 Which of the following are examples of remotely controlled robotic space vehicles called rovers? (Choose 2) Voyager 1 Opportunity Spirit Voyager 2 11 / 15 What are the types of satellites? artificial and homemade natural and artificial natural and organic 12 / 15 What country put the first successful satellite in space? Canada Soviet Union England United States 13 / 15 A _____________ is a smaller object that orbits a larger object. rocket probe satellite lunar probe 14 / 15 A _______________ is an unscrewed spacecraft sent from Earth to explore objects in space. probe rocket telescope satellite 15 / 15 The first satellite was put into space in the year ________. 1980 1957 2020 1840 Your score is 0% Restart quiz Go to the Quizzes Page