US Science History Test 2

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History Test 2 (Us Science History) K-12 to University (USA History) USA — Us Science History USA History Standards & AP

What is this test? for History practice (US/World/State), USA — K-12 to University (USA History) level, USA — Us Science History.
For all levels (Elementary to University) studying History in the USA
Section: History Test 2 (Us Science History) · Education: K-12 to University · Part: History Test 2 (Us Science History) · Country: USA · Region: USA — Us Science History

Knowledge of history is essential for understanding the vast accumulation from past to present and for establishing cause-and-effect relationships among historical events.

This test will help you develop chronological thinking and prepare for history questions on your exams.

By solving this test of 20 questions, you can both test your knowledge and identify the topics you need to improve.

Question 1

Who first orbited Earth?

A) John Glenn 1962

B) Alan Shepard

C) Gus Grissom

D) Scott Carpenter

Question 2

Provide the definition of Challenger:

A) Moon crash

B) 1986 shuttle loss

C) Station fire

D) Rocket test

Question 3

What was Sputnik?

A) US rocket

B) Moon rock

C) 1957 Soviet satellite

D) Space suit

Question 4

Who started Apple?

A) Gates

B) Dell

C) IBM

D) Jobs and Wozniak

Question 5

Provide the definition of the Space Race:

A) US-Soviet contest

B) Moon mining

C) Mars colony

D) Star wars only

Question 6

Provide the definition of the Space Shuttle:

A) Capsule only

B) Reusable orbiter fleet

C) Station

D) Rocket once

Question 7

Which term means "1986 shuttle loss"?

A) the assembly line

B) the Manhattan Project

C) Challenger

D) ENIAC

Question 8

When was ARPANET?

A) 1960

B) 1975

C) 1980

D) 1969

Question 9

What was the Manhattan Project?

A) Atomic bomb program

B) Radar lab

C) Rocket club

D) Tank factory

Question 10

What best defines the ISS?

A) Moon base

B) Orbiting lab

C) Mars ship

D) Space hotel

Question 11

What best defines GPS from?

A) Cell towers

B) Star maps

C) Military satellites

D) Compasses

Question 12

Which of these did Franklin prove?

A) Gravity

B) Germs

C) Atoms

D) Lightning is electric

Question 13

Which term means "Orbiting lab"?

A) the ISS

B) the assembly line

C) the Manhattan Project

D) ENIAC

Question 14

Which of the following best defines the Manhattan Project?

A) Radar lab

B) Atomic bomb program

C) Rocket club

D) Tank factory

Question 15

Which of these did transistors enable?

A) Big engines

B) Tall towers

C) Small electronics

D) Fast trains

Question 16

What was Apollo 13?

A) Moon landing

B) Explosion deaths

C) Cancelled flight

D) 1970 rescue mission

Question 17

Name the person who invented the airplane.

A) Wright brothers

B) Curtiss

C) Langley

D) Santos

Question 18

Which person backed AC power?

A) Edison

B) Nikola Tesla

C) Bell

D) Morse

Question 19

Name the person who made the web.

A) Gates

B) Jobs

C) Tim Berners-Lee

D) Andreessen

Question 20

Name the person who built AC grid.

A) Edison

B) Tesla

C) Ford

D) George Westinghouse

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