NAME: ________________________________________ CLASS: __________________________

Space Exploration.

Match.

Meteors Are gigantic balls of hot gas. They look small to us because they are actually
very far away.
Comet Are small rocks or metallic bodies in outer space. They are significantly smaller
than asteroids, and range in size from small grains to one-meter-wide objects.
Objects smaller than these are classified as micrometeoroids or space dust.
Most are fragments from comets or asteroids, whereas others are collision
impact debris ejected from bodies such as the Moon or Mars.
Asteroids Looks like a snowball but has a tail. It is made of rock and ice. The tail is made
of dust and gas, and it streams behind the comet as it nears the Sun.
Planets Irregular-shaped rocks that orbit the Sun.
Stars Are round-shaped objects that move around the star. They shine by reflecting
the star’s light. They are larger that asteroids.

Many people think Neil Armstrong went to space first, but it was actually a Soviet pilot named Yuri Gagarin.
He was launched into space on 12 April 1961 on board Vostok.
Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the Moon. He was also an American aerospace
engineer. He was launched into space on Apollo II. He set foot on the moon on 21 July 1969 and said the
famous words, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” Both Yuri Gagarin and Neil
Armstrong are remembered for their achievements and contributions to space travel.
Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor is a Malaysian orthopaedic surgeon and was the first Malaysian to go into
space. He was launched to the International Space Station Board (ISS) on 10 October 2007. He went in a
Russian spacecraft called Soyuz TMA – II. He spent 11 days in space and performed several experiments
about cancer and leukemia cells. Sheikh Muszaphar has inspired many young children to aim high and reach
for the stars.

Answer the questions.

1. Yuri Gagarin was the first man ____________________________________________________________

2. Neil Armstrong was the first man __________________________________________________________

3. Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor was the first ______________________________________________________

4. Yuri Gagarin went to outer space on ________________________________________________________

5. Neil Armstrong stepped on the Moon on _____________________________________________________

6. Sheikh Muszaphar went to space on ________________________________________________________

7. Yuri Gagarin occupation was _____________________________________________________________

8. Neil Armstrong worked as ________________________________________________________________

9. Sheikh Muszaphar career is as _____________________________________________________________

10. The spacecraft boarded by Yuri Gagarin was ____________________, Neil Armstrong was
____________________ and Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor was ______________________________
ANSWER

Space Exploration.

Match.

Meteors Are small rocks or metallic bodies in outer space. They are significantly smaller than
asteroids, and range in size from small grains to one-meter-wide objects. Objects smaller
than these are classified as micrometeoroids or space dust. Most are fragments from comets
or asteroids, whereas others are collision impact debris ejected from bodies such as the Moon
or Mars.
Comet Looks like a snowball but has a tail. It is made of rock and ice. The tail is made of dust and
gas, and it streams behind the comet as it nears the Sun.
Asteroids Irregular-shaped rocks that orbit the Sun.
Planets Are round-shaped objects that move around the star. They shine by reflecting the star’s light.
They are larger that asteroids.
Stars Are gigantic balls of hot gas. They look small to us because they are actually very far away.

Answer the questions.

1. Yuri Gagarin was the first man went to space._____

2. Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon._____
3. Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor was the first Malaysian to go into space._____
4. Yuri Gagarin went to outer space on 12 April 1961._____
5. Neil Armstrong stepped on the Moon on 21 July 1969._____
6. Sheikh Muszaphar went to space on 10 October 2007._____
7. Yuri Gagarin occupation was a pilot._____
8. Neil Armstrong worked as an aerospace engineer._____
9. Sheikh Muszaphar career is as an orthopaedic surgeon._____
10. The spacecraft boarded by Yuri Gagarin was Vostok_____, Neil Armstrong was Apollo II_____ and
Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor was Soyuz TMA – II._____