Space Vocabulary Quiz

What is the definition of "The Right Stuff"?

• A chamber astronauts must pass through when entering or exiting a spacecraft

• The United States agency that oversees the space program

• A 1983 movie about the first seven American astronauts

• A type of spacecraft used by NASA from 1981 to 2011

Which vocabulary word matches the definition "The United States agency that oversees the space program"?

• NASA

• M.I.T.

• Hubble Space Telescope

• John Glenn

What is the definition of "graduate school"?

• A university in Massachusetts famous for teaching science and engineering

• A school for post-college study (study after college)

• Another word for "cost"

• A type of camera attached to the Hubble Space Telescope

Which vocabulary word matches the definition "A university in Massachusetts famous for teaching science and engineering"?

• M.I.T.

• NASA

• airlock

• spectrograph

What is the definition of "space shuttle"?

• A type of spacecraft used by NASA from 1981 to 2011

• A chamber astronauts must pass through when entering or exiting a spacecraft

• A type of camera attached to the Hubble Space Telescope

• A cord used for fastening something or someone to a base

Which vocabulary word matches the definition "Reawakened, brought to life again"?

• tether

• rekindled

• momentum

• capability

What is the definition of "Hubble Space Telescope"?

• A type of camera attached to the Hubble Space Telescope

• A space telescope that orbits the earth

• A chamber astronauts must pass through when entering or exiting a spacecraft

• Force of movement

Which vocabulary word matches the definition "Force of movement"?

• momentum

• capability

• expense

• airlock

What is the definition of "airlock"?

• A chamber astronauts must pass through when entering or exiting a spacecraft

• A cord used for fastening something or someone to a base

• Another word for "cost"

• A type of spacecraft used by NASA from 1981 to 2011

Which vocabulary word matches the definition "power; ability"?

• capability

• spectrograph

• expense

• tether