Unit 1 - Listening 2 - Vocabulary Quiz

To overcome Earth's atmosphere and reach space, rockets must achieve high _______.

• gravity

• acceleration

• altitude

The International Space Station (ISS) is a habitable _______ that orbits the Earth.

• satellite

• mission

• cargo bay

During a spacewalk, astronauts need to _______ their movements to work effectively outside the spacecraft.

• simulate

• friction

• manipulate

Spacecraft must _______ carefully to avoid collisions with other satellites or debris.

• maneuver

• atmosphere

• gravity

Astronauts undergo training in a _______ environment to prepare for the conditions they will experience in space.

• orbit

• simulate

• remote

The Hubble Space Telescope orbits at a high _______ to observe distant galaxies and stars.

• altitude

• acceleration

• atmosphere

Friction can cause heat buildup when a spacecraft re-enters the Earth's _______.

• satellite

• mission

• atmosphere

The Mars Rover successfully completed its _______ to explore the Martian surface.

• satellite

• gravity

• mission

Satellites help gather data about Earth's surface from a _______ distance.

• manipulate

• remote

• cargo bay

Astronauts experience a sense of weightlessness due to the absence of _______ in space.

• gravity

• solar

• orbit