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1
Scientists used the properties of the orange-coloured fluid in the eyes of hawks to develop…
A)quartz timing crystals.
B)brakes in motor vehicles.
C)sunglasses
D)miniature phone components.
2
What was causing safety concerns during the launch of the Cassini-Huygens space probe?
A)the source of power used for the launch
B)the length of the launch
C)the location of the launch
D)the destination of the mission
3
Which of the following is an example of terraforming?
A)sending resources and astronauts to the ISS
B)sending humans to live on other planets
C)growing crops on satellite stations
D)transforming Mars into an environment that supports Earth life
4
Who was the first person in space?
A)Buzz Aldrin
B)Neil Armstrong
C)Yuri Gagarin
D)Sergei Krikalev
5
In what year did a human first set foot on the Moon?
A)1950
B)1961
C)1969
D)1971
6
What is the importance of the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 missions?
A)They carried the Canadarm to the ISS.
B)They studied the inner planets.
C)They are sending images from the Moon back to Earth.
D)They have traveled farther from Earth than any other human-made craft.





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