Goldilocks Effect and Space Equipment Quiz Review

Other Space Objects Review: What is the force of attraction between two objects due to their masses? Its strength of attraction is affected by the size of the object's MASS and its DISTANCE from the object it is attracting.

• Thrust

• Centrifugal

• Gravity

• Weight

What protects astronauts from solar radiation, lack of oxygen, and extreme temperature changes when outside of a spacecraft?

• White Spacesuit

• Blue spacesuit

• Orange flight suit

• Shields

What word means to attached with a cable or cord?

• Artificial Satellites

• Canada Arm

• Thrust

• Tethered

What is used to launch astronauts, cosmonauts, and probes into space?

• Landers

• Space Probes

• Rockets

• Satellites

What is the force that causes a rocket to overcome the gravitational pull of a planet?

• Weight

• Tethering

• Gravity

• Thrust

What was retired in 2011; was the first reusable spacecraft; consisted of 3 parts-rocket boosters, fuel tank and orbiter? It took astronauts into orbit to work on satellites, and shuttled them back and forth to the ISS.

• Apollo 11

• Space Shuttle

• Artemis II

• Saturn V Rockets

What is in LEO (low earth orbit) and is a orbiting platform from which scientific research is conducted? It has been occupied with astronauts/cosmonauts since it was established.

• Salyut

• Skylab

• ISS (International Space Station)

• Orion

What are robotic spacecraft containing science equipment for research and exploration beyond Earth's orbit? There are 3 kinds: orbiter, lander (rover), and flyby.

• Rockets

• ISS

• Space Probes

• GEO

What are man-made objects put into orbit around Earth used for communication (tv, radio, cell phones), weather, scientific research, earth observing, military (spy), and GPS?

• Rockets

• Artificial Satellites

• ISS

• Probes

What is a mixture of gases that surrounds a planet, like Earth?

• Layers

• Solar Winds

• Atmosphere

• Lithosphere