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NASA Virtual Field Trip

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does NASA stand for?

a)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

b)

New Aeroplane Science Administration

c)

National Aeronautics and Science Administration

d)

Native American Space Administration

2.

What is the chance of being accepted if NASA only takes 12 out of 18,300 applicants?

a)

6%

b)

0.6%

c)

1.6%

d)

0.06%

3.

Trainees must be able to

a)

SCUBA dive

b)

Swim laps in a 25-meter pool and tread water for 10 minutes while wearing a flight suit and tennis shoes.

c)

speak some Russian

d)

All of the above

e)

None of the above

4.

Astronauts are trained in an environment that mimics zero gravity called

a)

Natural Buoyancy Laboratory

b)

National Buoyancy Laboratory

c)

Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory

d)

Nautical Buoyancy Laboratory

5.

How much is the space suit that astronauts wear?

a)

$200,000

b)

$12,000,000

c)

$2,000,000

d)

$20,000,000

6.

What is the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL)?

a)

Room full of trampolines where astronauts train

b)

Swimming pool where astronauts train for work outside the ISS

c)

Laboratory where they create anti-gravity gear

7.

How much do the suits weigh?

a)

53 kg (116 pounds)

b)

136.1kg (300 pounds)

c)

258.2 kg (570 pounds)

d)

300 kg (661.4 pounds)

8.

Where is the Glenn Research Center located?

a)

Kalamazoo, Michigan

b)

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

c)

Cleveland, Ohio

d)

Cape Canaveral, Florida

9.

What language must all U.S. Astronauts be proficient in?

a)

Russian

b)

Spanish

c)

Latin

d)

Te Reo Māori

10.

Where is the Mission Control Center located?

a)

Marshall Space Flight Center, Alabama

b)

Langley Research Center, Virginia

c)

Kennedy Space Center, Florida

d)

Johnson Space Center, Texas