Back to the Moon Test

A SENSOR was located in the antenna of the spacecraft. A SENSOR is a ______.

• radio signal

• measuring device

• camera lends

• steering tool

Water is composed of oxygen and HYDROGEN. HYDROGEN is a kind of _____.

• ice

• gas

• rock

• comet

The small spacecraft crashed into the LUNAR surface. The LUNAR surface is the surface of the _____.

• planets

• north pole

• moon

• sun

The spacecraft studied the moon's MAGNETIC field. A MAGNETIC field is an area that _____.

• is easy to reach

• includes dangerous territory

• is still unexplored

• has strong power to attract

Prospector found QUANTITIES of minerals on the moon. QUANTITIES are ______.

• types

• lists

• mines

• amounts

Prospector was small, but it was well EQUIPPED. Something well EQUIPPED has _____.

• several controls

• a lot of space

• all necessary items

• an unusual design

Shortly after the rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Prospector ______.

• determined what the moon was made of

• separated from the rocket and coasted toward the moon

• crash-landed on the moon's surface

• went into orbit 63 miles above the moon's surface

Before Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, _____.

• NASA decided to cancel all other moon missions

• the Soviet Union had landed rockets there

• Prospector had studied the moon's surface

• 12 astronauts had brought back 850 pounds of moon rocks

It can be proved true that _____.

• scientist would love to set up telescopes on the moon

• the moon's craters were created by meteors

• humans have always been fascinated by the moon

• Pathfinder's trip to Mars was thrilling

All of the following are known to be facts EXCEPT:

• Hydrogen is a part of water.

• NASA has a collection of moon rocks.

• Neil Armstrong walked on the moon.

• The moon is made of dust and ice.