Rocket Basics
Rockets travel into this place above Earth.
What is space?
This part is at the very top of the rocket.
What is a nose cone?
This rocket took astronauts to the Moon.
What is Saturn V?
Astronauts live and work in this space station.
What is the International Space Station?
Rockets help us talk to people far away using these.
What are satellites?
Rockets carry their own fuel and this gas.
What is oxygen
This part carries astronauts or equipment.
What is the payload?
Falcon 9 is special because it can be used again. It is a ______
What is a reusable rocket?
Rockets launch these into space to help with communication and weather.
What are satellites
Rockets help scientists study other planets in our ______ System.
What is the solar system?
Rockets are different from airplanes because they can travel in this place with no air.
What is the vacuum of space?
Rockets have large containers called these that hold fuel.
What are fuel tanks?
Saturn V was used during these missions to the Moon.
What are the Apollo missions?
Scientists hope to send humans to this red planet one day.
What is Mars?
Rockets help scientists collect information through scientific ______.
What are instruments?
The force that pushes a rocket upward is called this.
What is thrust?
Many rockets are built in these sections that are dropped during flight.
What are stages?
Falcon 9 helps make space travel more ______.
What is cheaper/affordable?
Rockets help us learn more about our Solar System and the ______.
What is the universe?
Rockets help with predicting this kind of forecast.
What is weather forecasting?
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. This is Newton’s ______ Law of Motion.
What is Newton’s third law of motion?
This part of the rocket produces the power needed for lift-off.
What are the engines?
Saturn V and Falcon 9 are both examples of these vehicles.
What are rockets?
Rockets have made the dream of reaching the ______ more achievable every day.
What are the stars?
Rockets allow astronauts to live and work in space while doing scientific ______.
What is research?