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Life in Our Solar System

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What 2 gases make up earth's atmosphere?

a)

Nitrogen and Carbon Dioxide

b)

Nitrogen and Oxygen

c)

Oxygen and Helium

d)

Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide

2.

What is the purpose of greenhouse gases?

a)

They trap the heat from the sun to keep the earth warm.

b)

They trap the atmosphere.

c)

They protect us from meteoroids

3.

What affect's earth's gravitational pull?

a)

Location in the Solar System

b)

The Mass of the planet

c)

The atmosphere of the planet

d)

The sun

4.

What is microgravity?

a)

Too much gravity holding you down

b)

Very little gravity making you float

5.

All spacesuits have insulation (Hint: Insulation regulates temperature inside the suit)

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Why do spacesuits have insulation?

a)

To control the body temperature

b)

To protect us from meteoroids

c)

To protect us from the sun

7.

What is the purpose of the ozone layer?

a)

To keep us from getting hit by meteoroids.

b)

To protect us from the sun's harmful ultraviolet radiation rays

c)

To help us breathe

8.

How much percentage of nitrogen does the earth's atmosphere hold?

a)

21%

b)

78%

c)

96%

d)

42%

9.

How much percentage of oxygen does the earth's atmosphere hold?

a)

18%

b)

78%

c)

21%

d)

43%

10.

Ultraviolet radiation rays from the sun can cause sunburn, tanning, and skin cancer.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What is the purpose of the backpack on an astronauts space suit?

a)

To carry food

b)

To carry Water

c)

To carry oxygen

d)

To carry money

12.

What is formed in the troposphere?

a)

Meteoroids

b)

Weather

c)

Comets

d)

Gas

13.

What orbits in the exosphere?

a)

Weather

b)

Meteoroids

c)

Satellites

d)

aliens

14.

A MANNED space exploration has people involved.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

An UNMANNED space exploration involves NO PEOPLE.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What happens to astronauts muscle mass and bone density in space?

a)

They get stronger.

b)

They get weaker.

c)

They do nothing.