WorksheetsThe challenges of living in space
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 15mins
a person whose job involves travelling and working in a spacecraft
flight attendant
pilot
astronaut
orbit /ˈɔːrbɪt/
the furthest that you can see, where the sky seems to meet the land or the sea
a curved path followed by a planet or an object as it moves around another planet, star, moon, etc.
the small amount of light or the period of time at the end of the day after the sun has gone down
very weak gravity (= the force that makes things fall to the ground), especially in a spacecraft orbiting (= going around) the earth:
Scientists believe experiments done in ____ can find cures for disease.
microfossil
microgravity
gravity
when a liquid, gas or air (a) , it moves continuously around a place or system. //ˈsɜːrkjəleɪt/
/ˈblʌd preʃər/
to have high/ low _______
(a)
a chemical element. ___ is a soft silver-white metal that is found in bones, teeth and chalk.
energy
fibre
metal
calcium
any of the hard parts that form the skeleton of the body of a human or an animal
(a)
___ a strict exercise regularly
maintain
give up
hold
a piece of body tissue that you make tight and relax in order to move a particular part of the body; the tissue that forms the muscles of the body
(a)
the ability to see; the area that you can see from a particular position.
Cats have good night ____.
hearing ability
vision
sense
in a way that lasts for a long time or for all time in the future; in a way that exists all the time
/ˈpɜːrmənəntli/
(a)
drops of liquid that appear on the surface of your skin when you are hot, ill or afraid
seawater
tears
sweat
a thing that you can choose to do or have out of two or more possibilities /ɔːlˈtɜːrnətɪv/
(a)
a liquid that is put on surfaces to give them a particular colour; a layer of this liquid when it has dried on a surface /peɪnt/
(a)
able to do or produce everything that you need without the help of other people /ˌself səˈfɪʃnt/
(a)
images and sounds created by a computer that seem almost real to the user, who can interact with them by using sensors /ˌvɜːrtʃuəl riˈæləti/
(a)
Oil prices are expected to remain at __ levels (happening now)
interior
current
past
The part of the universe lying outside the limits of the Earth’s atmosphere.
space
International space station
atmosphere
Spacecraft operated by automatic or remote control, with no crew or personnel.
satellite
shuttle
rocket
A vehicle for driving over rough terrain. Usually remotely operated and used to explore other planets.
sensors
rover
spacecraft
rocket
the natural satellite of the earth, visible (chiefly at night) by reflected light from the sun.
falling star
moon
Mars
comet
Who was the first human to reach outer space?
Yang Liwei (China)
Yuri Gagarin (Russia)
Rakesh Sharma (India)
Neil Armstrong (USA)
The first satellite to orbit the earth was called:
Mercury 2
Friendship 7
Sputnik 1
Endeavor 1
Scientists that study objects beyond our planet are called _____
physicists
biologists
astronomers
chemists
