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WorksheetsSpace Exploration
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
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1.
Which of these items is not needed to sustain life in space?
a)
oxygen
b)
food
c)
water
d)
tools
2.
Why Can't Astronauts go to Mars yet?
a)
scientist don't know how to get them there safely and ho to get them back safely
b)
its not fun
c)
they don't have food
d)
there way too sleepy
3.
What is the ISS?
a)
International Student Services
b)
Inside Sun Secrets
c)
International Space Station
d)
Iraq Space Services
4.
Which of these is a place where humans live and study space?
a)
Moon probe
b)
Mars Rover
c)
Space Shuttle
d)
International Space Station
5.
How do astronauts protect their bone health while in space?
a)
drink lots of fluids
b)
exercise with equipment
c)
special space suits
d)
special medicine
6.
Why is a space suit insulated?
a)
regulate temperature- protect against hot/cold
b)
to keep the astronaut from dehydrating
c)
so they can use the bathroom in space
d)
so they can breathe
7.
Earth and the rest of the solar system are located in the galaxy ___________________.
a)
Milky Way
b)
star
c)
Andromeda
8.
Which space equipment transports humans into space from Earth?
a)
space shuttle
b)
space prove
c)
satellite
9.
What object is launched into orbit and designed to send and receive information?
a)
rover
b)
satellite
c)
space shuttle
10.
A tool for viewing and observing
a)
telescope
b)
space shuttle
11.
Which of the following is the strongest reason for Earth being habitable?
a)
The Earth is close enough to the Sun to have a night and day.
b)
The atmosphere of Earth has a favorable ratio of gases.
c)
The Earth is far enough from the Sun to be protected from radiation.
d)
The atmosphere is thin enough to allow energy to pass through it.
12.
Which of these is NOT essential for habitability?
a)
Temperature
b)
Liquid Water
c)
Atmosphere
d)
Bacteria
13.
About how much of earth's atmosphere is Nitrogen?
a)
78%
b)
20%
c)
10%
d)
85%
14.
What are the conditions in space?
a)
extreme temperatures, no atmosphere, microgravity, Ultraviolet radiation
b)
extreme temperatures, no atmosphere, microgravity, no radiation
c)
extreme temperatures, no atmosphere, macrogravity, Ultraviolet radiation
d)
extreme temperatures, no atmosphere, macrogravity, Radiation
15.
The force that keeps planets on there orbit...
a)
orbit
b)
stars
c)
planets
d)
gravity
16.
Is Mars warmer or colder than Earth?
a)
Warmer
b)
Colder
c)
Both
d)
Same temperature
17.
What is the only celestial body that has liquid water naturally available?
a)
Mars
b)
Earth
c)
The Moon
d)
Phobos (one of Mars' moons)
18.
Gravity on the moon is _____ than that on the Earth.
a)
the same
b)
greater
c)
less
d)
non existent
19.
The largest planet in our solar system is
a)
Uranus
b)
Neptune
c)
Pluto
d)
Jupiter
20.
This layer of our atmosphere protects us from the dangerous rays of the sun
a)
Ozone
b)
Biosphere
c)
Velocity
d)
Magnetic field
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