Objective – Describe the use of instruments to observe and explore the Moon and planets.
Name ______
When We Left Earth – Landing the Eagle
1. Gemini proved we were ready to go to the Moon.
a. True b. False
2. What occurred during the pad test on Apollo 1?
a. The test was successfully completed.
b. A fire broke out inside the sealed capsule.
c. The test was begun than cancelled.
d. The test was completed, but there were many problems.
3. The fire occurred because NASA took too many things for granted.
a. True b. False
4. Apollo 7 launched ______year(s) after the Apollo Fire? (Enter a number)
5. Apollo ______would be the first to leave Earth orbit and fly to the Moon. (Enter a number)
6. They would circle the Moon ______times. (Enter a number)
7. Apollo 8 was the first manned launch of which rocket?
a. Saturn I c. Saturn V
b. Proton d. Titan II
8. Apollo 8 astronauts took one of the most famous photographs in history. What did they photograph?
a. Earthrise over the Moon.
b. Pictures of Mars.
c. Pictures of the Lunar farside.
d. Pictures of Earth.
9. What was one of the most intense times ever in Mission Control?
a. The Apollo 7 mission.
b. The launch of Apollo 8.
c. The burn to return the Apollo 8 crew to the Earth.
d. The return trip to the Earth.
10. How does Earth’s gravity affect the speed of the spacecraft as it returns to Earth?
a. It speeds up. c. It has no effect.
b. It slows down. d. It speeds up and then slows down.
11. What would happen if you dropped a screwdriver on the floor of the lunar module?
a. The screwdriver will break. c. It will bounce and hit an astronaut.
b. It would punch a hole in the floor. d. It will short out the electrical system.
12. What did Apollo 9 test in Earth orbit?
a. The command module. c. The lunar module.
b. The Apollo spacesuit. d. The lunar space suit.
13. Apollo 10 was not a dress rehearsal for the first Moon landing.
a. True b. False
14. How close did the Apollo 10 lunar module get to the Moon?
a. 100,000 feet c. 5,300 feet
b. 47,000 feet d. 63,000 feet
15. Three things could occur as the Apollo 11 lunar module approached the Moon. It would crash, abort, or land.
a. True b. False
16. When the Eagle landed, it is estimated they had how much fuel left?
a. 60 seconds c. 31 seconds
b. 48 seconds d. 17 seconds
17. What was the first thing Armstrong did after stepping on the Moon?
a. Reenter the lunar module. c. Place the flag on the surface.
b. Read the plaque on the lander. d. Picked up rock samples.
18. Who called the Apollo 11 astronauts while they were walking on the Moon?
a. The Pope c. The NASA Administrator
b. The President d. The Speaker of the House
When We Left Earth – Landing the Eagle - Key
1. Gemini proved we were ready to go to the Moon.
a. True
2. What occurred during the pad test on Apollo 1?
b. A fire broke out inside the sealed capsule.
3. The fire occurred because NASA took too many things for granted.
a. True
4. Apollo 7 launched ______year(s) after the Apollo Fire? (Enter a number)
2
5. Apollo ______would be the first to leave Earth orbit and fly to the Moon. (Enter a number)
8
6. They would circle the Moon ______times. (Enter a number)
10
7. Apollo 8 was the first manned launch of which rocket?
c. Saturn V
8. Apollo 8 astronauts took one of the most famous photographs in history. What did they photograph?
a. Earthrise over the Moon.
9. What was one of the most intense times ever in Mission Control?
c. The burn to return the Apollo 8 crew to the Earth.
10. How does Earth’s gravity affect the speed of the spacecraft as it returns to Earth?
a. It speeds up.
11. What would happen if you dropped a screwdriver on the floor of the lunar module?
b. It would punch a hole in the floor.
12. What did Apollo 9 test in Earth orbit?
c. The lunar module.
13. Apollo 10 was not a dress rehearsal for the first Moon landing.
b. False
14. How close did the Apollo 10 lunar module get to the Moon?
b. 47,000 feet
15. Three things could occur as the Apollo 11 lunar module approached the Moon. It would crash, abort, or land.
a. True
16. When the Eagle landed, it is estimated they had how much fuel left?
d. 17 seconds
17. What was the first thing Armstrong did after stepping on the Moon?
d. Picked up rock samples.
18. Who called the Apollo 11 astronauts while they were walking on the Moon?
b. The President
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