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Flashcards on Science and Technology: Space Exploration
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What is a celestial body that orbits a planet called?
Moon
What is the study of celestial bodies called?
Astronomy
What is the process of launching a spacecraft called?
Space Launch
What is the spacecraft used by NASA to explore space called?
Space Shuttle
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
What is the process of exploring outer space called?
Space Exploration
What is the closest star to Earth?
Sun
What is the study of space travel called?
Astrobiology
What is the name of the first human to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
What is the process of returning to Earth from space called?
Reentry
What is the smallest planet in our solar system?
Mercury
What is the name of the space telescope launched by NASA in 1990?
Hubble
What is the process of space exploration using robotic spacecraft called?
Robotic Exploration
What is the outermost planet in our solar system?
Neptune
What is the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space?
Sputnik
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What is the study of celestial bodies called?
Astronomy
Astrology
Astronautics
Astrometry
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Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
Earth
Mars
Venus
Jupiter
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What was the purpose of the Apollo Moon missions?
To land astronauts on the moon
To study Mars
To explore Saturn
To orbit the Earth
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Who was the first woman to travel to space?
Sally Ride
Valentina Tereshkova
Yuri Gagarin
Mae Jemison
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What is the largest moon in our solar system?
Deimos
Europa
Ganymede
Titan
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Which space agency successfully landed a rover on Mars in 2012?
NASA
ESA
NASA and JPL
ISRO
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What is the scientific name for the North Star?
Polaris
Sirius
Vega
Betelgeuse
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What is the process of studying celestial bodies using radio waves called?
Optics
Radio Astronomy
Astrophysics
Meteorology
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Who was the first American woman to walk in space?
Sally Ride
Valentina Tereshkova
Kathryn Sullivan
Peggy Whitson
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Which planet has the largest ring system?
Mars
Saturn
Uranus
Jupiter
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