Space Exploration Flocabulary and Brainpop

After World War II, the US was locked in a space race with

• China

• England

• The Soviet Union

• Germany

• all of the above

In which mission did the US first land a man on the moon?

• Explorer

• Apollo 11

• Sputnik 1

• Challenger

• all of the above

What did space scientists find on Mars?

• a field of grass

• a frozen lake

• hieroglyphics

• insects

Which of the following is true about the International Space Station?

• It is on the surface of Mars

• It was built from separate parts sent to space

• it was a partnership between the US and Soviet Union

• it is the size of ten football fields

• all of the above

Astronauts go to live on the International Space Station for a period of ????? months

• one

• six

• nine

• three

true or false the force of gravity on the ISS is about equal to the force of gravity on Earth

• true

• false

• all of the above

Which of these happens to astronauts in space without the pull of gravity?

• their vertebrae spread out

• they shrink a few inches

• their hair all falls out

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on average astronauts grow ????? percent in space

• 3

• 5

• 8

• 9

• all of the above

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which of these do engineers do to assist space travel?

• design spacecrafts

• create communication systems

• wire space stations

• all of the above

• none of the above

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NASA's goal is to get humans to walk on Mars by which year?

• 2020

• 2040

• 2030

• 2050

• None of the above