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ROCKET SCIENCE. Astronomy - Chapter 5 Section 1. 1. Who launched the first liquid fueled rocket?. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky Robert Goddard NASA The Soviet Union. ANswer. B. Robert Goddard. 2. The pushing or pulling force exerted by a rocket engine is…. rocket orbital velocity
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ROCKET SCIENCE Astronomy - Chapter 5 Section 1
1. Who launched the first liquid fueled rocket? • Konstantin Tsiolkovsky • Robert Goddard • NASA • The Soviet Union
ANswer B. Robert Goddard
2. The pushing or pulling force exerted by a rocket engine is… • rocket • orbital velocity • escape velocity • thrust
answer D. thrust
3. What burns fuel and uses escaping gases to move? • Rocket • Orbital velocity • Escape velocity • Thrust
answer A. Rocket
4. The speed needed to break away from a planet’s gravity is… • Rocket • Orbital velocity • Escape velocity • Thrust
answer C. Escape Velocity
5. The speed needed to travel around a planet is… • Rocket • Orbital velocity • Escape velocity • Thrust
answer B. Orbital Velocity
6. Who is considered the father of rocket Theory? • Konstantin Tsiolkovsky • Robert Goddard • NASA • The Soviet Union
answer A. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
7. What is the organization formed in 1958 that studies space technology in the united states? • The Air Force • The NHL • NASA • The Coast Guard
answer C. NASA
8. What factor must a rocket overcome to reach escape velocity? • Earth’s axial tilt • Earth’s gravity • the thrust of its engines • Newton’s third law of motion
answer B. Earth’s gravity
9. From which of the following countries did the U.S. get many of its rocket Scientists after world War ii? • Britain • Germany • Switzerland • France
answer B. Germany
10. Newton’s third law of motion states that for every action there is an… • equal and opposing reaction. • unknown reaction. • equal and opposite reaction. • explosive action.
Answer C. equal and opposite reaction.
11. To burn its fuel in the vacuum of outer space, a rocket must carry… • sodium. • carbon dioxide. • nitrogen. • oxygen.
Answer: • D. oxygen
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
Answer: • C. Third Law of Motion
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
Answer: • A. The V-2 Rocket
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