Out of the World Experience

The layer of gas that surrounds Earth is called its

• atmosphere

• streambed

• module

Part of a spacecraft that can be detached is a

• decoy

• module

• atmosphere

What does the word "mission" mean in the sentence. The group planned the mission carefully.

• a new building

• a protected area

• a special job

When one object strikes another, it is called

• impact

• festive

• spacecraft

A circle of light is called a

• groove

• panel

• halo

The landing of a space shuttle on Earth is best compared to what

• hot air balloon

• falling meteoroid

• gliding plane

Why are astronauts strapped in when they sleep?

• because the flight is bumpy

• objects make strike them

• so they do not float away

Which of these is an example of a sensory detail?

• a flight into space

• butterflies in their stomachs

• gravity in space

Which event happened first when the astronauts are preparing to return home?

• astronauts feel full gravity

• the pilot slows the shuttle

• the shuttle detaches from the ISS

The wildest part of an astronauts return to Earth in a capsule is

• when the capsule detatches from the ISS

• as gravity affects the landing module

• after the parachute opens