Chapter 8 Quiz

In 1609, an astronomer named ______ created a telescope that he used to observe the night sky.

• Galileo

• Neil

• Venus

• Marsum

Galileo’s telescope made things appear ____ times larger

• two

• three

• four

• ten

Which telescope was launched in 1990 by NASA, the American group of scientists who study outer space

• Observatory

• Bubble

• Hubble

• Marist

Scientists believed it was too dangerous for humans to ride the first rocket ships into space.

• TRUE

• FALSE

They did not know what effects space travel might have on humans. So, NASA first sent ___ into space on rocket ships

• horses

• ducks

• monkeys

• apes

In ____, NASA sent the first American astronaut into space on a rocket ship.

• 1865

• 1965

• 1961

• 1852

Who was the first American astronaut in space?

• Denis Smith

• Alan Shepard

• Miles Flores

• Chance Lunar

Then, in 1969, the United States sent a rocket ship to the moon. The rocket ship was called ____.

• Apollo 13

• Hubble 12

• Apollo 11

• Hubble 11

How log did Alan Shepard stay in space?

• 10 minutes

• 15 minutes

• 1 hour

• Did not make it to space.

What was the name one of the first apes launched into space?

• Milky Way

• Ham

• Piggy

• Moon