Astronaut Handbook Comprehension

A person who is trained for traveling in space

• Astronaut 

• Sputnik

• Light-year

• Satellite

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Used to fly astronauts into space 

• Space Shuttle

• Space suit 

• Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin

• light- year 

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Why are space suits necessary for astronauts working on the surface of another planet?

• Space suits provide the weight needed to hold astronauts down on the planet's surface.

• Space suits allow astronauts to carry things that normally would be too heavy.

• Space suits make an astronaut more visible to other astronauts

• Space suits provide protection from radiation and offer normal air pressure inside.

A person trained to be part of a spacecraft crew.

• Astronaut

• Space suit

• Space walk

• Micrometeoroids

A complex system of garments that allow astronauts to work safely outside their spacecraft.

• Astronaut

• Space walk

• Space suit

• Micrometeoroid

Space stations require an oxygen system because the atmosphere in space -

• is airless.

• is poisonous.

• smells bad.

• is humid.

Which of the following accommodations on the space station is used by astronauts to combat the effects of microgravity on their bones?

• Special handles

• Velcro® straps

• Exercise equipment

• Oxygen system

Spacesuits have layers that have high capacity for thermal insulation in order to -

• regulate body temperature in the extremes of space.

• prevent the spread of bacteria which thrive in space.

• allow communication with the space station.

• prevent the astronaut from sweating inside the suit.

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What design element of an astronaut’s spacesuit protects him or her from micrometeoroids, which are tiny bits of space debris travelling at high speeds?

• Large oxygen tank

• Powerful jet pack

• Small radio communicator

• Tough outer shell

How do astronauts counteract the effects of microgravity on their bones while they are in space?

• Monitor sensors outside the space station.

• Consume twice as many calories as normal.

• Use exercise equipment on the space station.

• Breathe at a faster rate than normal.

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