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What started the "race for space" between the US and the USSR? (MOD 4) - correct
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answer✔✔LIKE: the launch of Sputnik by the USSR. || || || || || || ||
What is the most efficient mixture ratio of fuel to air (stoichiometric ratio)? (MOD 2) -
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correct answer✔✔LIKE: About 14.7 parts air to 1 part fuel
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A brute force attack: (MOD 7) - correct answer✔✔LIKE: Tries to gain access by trying every
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possible key
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LIKE: Choose the incorrect statement about the air we breathe. (MOD ?) - correct
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answer✔✔The atmosphere is made of 78% oxygen || || || || || ||
Hailey's Comet reappears every _____ years. (MOD 5) - correct answer✔✔76
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Which statement explains why the heliocentric theory is not entirely correct? (MOD 6) -
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correct answer✔✔The entire universe does not revolve around the Sun, only the planets
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and other objects *inside our solar system*
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Which country launched the first space station, and what was its name? (MOD 6) - correct
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answer✔✔LIKE: The Soviet Union; Salyut I || || || || ||
The Sun is a _______. (MOD 5) - correct answer✔✔star
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, In order to stay in orbit around Earth, an object must be at an altitude of at least how many
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miles? (MOD 5) - correct answer✔✔80-90 miles
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What term is defined as a grouping of stars named after mythical figures and animals?
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(MOD 5) - correct answer✔✔Constellation
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LIKE: What was the name of the first manmade satellite in space? - correct
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answer✔✔Sputnik
What is the Schweizer TG-4A? (MOD 1) - correct answer✔✔Sailplane
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Which of the following is not an example of a UAV? (MOD 1) - correct answer✔✔NOT:
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Global Hawk, MQ-9, Ikhana, (Reapers/Predators)
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Who led the development of the first successful Soviet intercontinental ballistic missile in
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August ...? (MOD 4) - correct answer✔✔Sergei Korolev
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In what year was the first US satellite successfully launched into orbit around the Earth?
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(MOD 6) - correct answer✔✔1958
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What kind of star has the longest life? (MOD 5) - correct answer✔✔a cooler, low mass star
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What part of the rocket is considered the "brain"? (MOD 4) - correct answer✔✔the guidance
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system
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What image did NASA's first weather satellite, Tiros I, send on the same day it was
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launched? (MOD 6) - correct answer✔✔hurricane || || || || ||