Space Exploration Quiz

What is the term for the process of making a planet more Earth-like for human habitation?

• Radiation Shielding

• Terraforming

• Reconnaissance

• Communication Relay

A/An _______ is a planet that orbits a star outside our solar system.

• Colonist

• Exoplanet

• Life Support System

• Artificial Gravity

What system helps provide air, water, and temperature control in a space colony?

• Artificial Gravity

• Life Support System

• Communication Relay

• Reconnaissance

A _______ is someone who lives in and helps establish a space settlement.

• Colonist

• Terraforming

• Exoplanet

• Quarantine

What is used to protect astronauts from harmful space radiation?

• Radiation Shielding

• Extravehicular Activity

• Reconnaissance

• Quarantine

If a new planet is being explored for resources, what activity is being performed?

• Artificial Gravity

• Terraforming

• Reconnaissance

• Communication Relay

Which of the following refers to maintaining life and resources over a long period?

• Life Support System

• Sustainability

• Colonist

• Radiation Shielding

What technology allows astronauts to work outside a spacecraft?

• Artificial Gravity

• Extravehicular Activity (EVA)

• Quarantine

• Terraforming

Which system is necessary for long-distance communication between a space colony and Earth?

• Radiation Shielding

• Reconnaissance

• Communication Relay

• Artificial Gravity

What process isolates colonists to prevent the spread of alien bacteria or diseases?

• Terraforming

• Quarantine

• Radiation Shielding

• Extravehicular Activity