Draft:Interstellar vehicles/Quiz

An interstellar vehicle, described in a lecture or article format, is a vehicle escaping from the Solar System.

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Quiz
{Yes or No, A conveyance; a device for carrying or transporting substances, objects or individuals or an entity to achieve an end is called a vehicle. + Yes - No
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{Evidence that demonstrates that escape from the solar system is feasible is called a { proof of concept (i) } for an interstellar vehicle.
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{True or False, An interstellar vehicle properly charged can be repelled by the heliosphere. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Complete the text: A short or { incomplete (i) } realization of a certain { method (i) } or idea to { demonstrate (i) } its feasibility is called a proof of { concept (i) }.
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{True or False, A pure interstellar vehicle involves no doing apart from itself. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Yes or No, From the NASA Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida, Voyager 2 was launched first, on August 20, 1977; Voyager 1 was launched on a faster, shorter trajectory on September 5, 1977. + Yes - No
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{Complete the text: A proof-of-concept structure consists of { background (i) }, procedures, findings, and { interpretation (i) }.
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{True or False, The purpose of a proof of concept for an interstellar vehicle is to describe natural processes or phenomena for the first time. - TRUE + FALSE
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{Complete the text: Match up the spacecraft with each of the possibilities below using the image at the top of the resource: Voyager 1 - A Voyager 2 - B New horizons - C Pioneer 11 - D Pioneer 10 - E just over 128 AU away { A (i) } only about 30 AU away { C (i) }. even further than Voyager 2 but not Voyager 1 { E (i) }. the slowest of the five { D (i) }. the smallest angle to the ecliptic { C (i) }. the only spacecraft below the ecliptic { B (i) } the same number of degrees above the ecliptic as its twin is below { A (i) }. in the constellation Taurus { E (i) }. in the constellation Scutum { D (i) }. in the constellation Pavo { B (i) }. in the constellation Ophiuchus { A (i) }. in the constellation Sagittarius { C (i) }. the second fastest of the five { B (i) }. the second farthest away of the five { E (i) }. the second closest of the five { D (i) }.
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{Yes or No, The Voyager mission was designed to take advantage of a rare geometric arrangement of the outer planets in the late 1970s and the 1980s which allowed for a four-planet tour for a minimum of propellant and trip time. + Yes - No
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 * 1) Use of questions can open doors to interstellar vehicle design.