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What is the article "Staying Strong In Space"

• New research suggests that long space missions may be a problem because astronauts become weak when they spend months in space.
• New research suggests that accelerated space aging is temporary and that astronauts' muscles recover after a few months back on Earth.
• New research suggests that astronauts should not exercise one to two hours in space unless they have enough to eat first.
• New research has created a type of exercise machine that helps astronauts maintain their strength in space.

According to the article, why do astronauts lose muscle while in space?

• Astronauts tend to have strength and balance issues even before they leave on the space missions.
• In space, plasma decreases and results in fewer red blood cells to carry oxygen through the body and maintain muscle.
• In space, eating shortly following exercise does not result in building muscle mass, like it does on Earth.
• When astronauts exercise in space to stay in shape, they put too much stress on their muscles.

The reader can infer from the article that __________.

• Scientists will probably conclude that plasma is not needed to maintain muscle.
• More research will probably occur before astronauts are sent to Mars or asteroids.
• More research will probably show that astronauts cannot exercise while in space.
• Scientists will probably suggest that only astronauts who are older go into space.

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Which is the closest synonym for the word envisions?

• Anticipates
• Denies
• Recommends
• Defends

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This article would be most useful as a source for a student research project on __________.

• The makeup of the human body
• The leadership of NASA
• The estimated size of our solar system
• The effects of space travel on human health

Which question is not answered by the article?

• What does Gregory Adams think Fitts should change in his research?
• What happens to an astronaut's balance after going into space?
• Why is Robert Fitts concerned about long trips into space?
• Why does NASA want to send astronauts to Mars or to asteroids?

Which passage from the article best supports the opinion that Robert Fitts should expand his research?

• Besides better exercise routines and equipment, astronauts need to eat more, Fitts noted.
• Calf muscles are particularly difficult to train in weightlessness. Other muscles might not have weakened as much.
• Fitts said the muscle decline in the space station astronauts…was equivalent to that of a person twice as old. It didn't matter how muscle-bound an astronaut was going into the mission.
• Astronauts submitted to a biopsy before rocketing away to the orbiting lab, where people live and work in space.

The article states: "Fitts stresses that the accelerated space aging is temporary: astronauts' muscles recover after a few months back on Earth.Look at the statement above and think about the article. Which would be the closest synonym for the word accelerated?

• Moderate
• Uncomfortable
• Staggered
• Hastened