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WorksheetsAS300 Chapter 4
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
The competition between the US and the Soviet Union to prove superiority with technology and manpower required to send man to space?
Cold War
Space race
Exploitation
Space contest
What year did NASA achieve Kennedy’s goal of landing a human on the moon?
1961
1962
1969
1970
Which of the following was a conclusion on the “Space Commission”?
a. Space will never see conflict
a. The US government is ready to meet the space needs of the 21st century
a. Space should not be a top national priority
It is essential for the US to invest in science and technology
What does Space Directive – 1 instruct NASA to do?
Return American astronauts to the Moon
Build a space station manned only by American astronauts
Extend the life of the International Space Station
Design and build spacecraft to eliminate the need for private exploration
Why were all Soviet missions designed to be controlled by mission control?
To avoid using trained pilots for the missions
To ensure the capsule was controlled properly
In case the cosmonaut became incapacitated
To avoid costly navigation systems inside the capsule
Who completed the first ever spacewalk?
Yuri Gagarin
Buzz Aldrin
Alexei Leonov
Neil Armstrong
What Russian spacecraft was plagued with technical difficulties and was abandoned in 1974?
Soyuz
Voskhod
Vostok
Ushakov
One of China’s goals was to work with the ESA to create_______________?
A Mars explorer
A lunar village
A mission to Venus
An international spave university
Which country’s space program has the largest fleet of communication satellites?
United States
Russia
Japan
India
The Japanese satellite Hinitori studied_________in 1981.
Ice crystals
Comets
Solar flares
Containment of space debris
What was the initial project of the US manned space program?
Project Apollo
Project Gemini
Project Mercury
Space Shuttle Program
Which of the following was a goal of Project Gemini?
Learn how to redezvous with another spacecraft
Allow astronauts to practice working outide the spacecraft
Gather Psycological data on long space flights
All of the above
What was the name of the first space shuttle?
Columbia
Enterprise
Challenger
Discovery
Which component of the space shuttle is not re-used?
External tank
Orbiter
Rocket boosters
Main engines
The ___________is a space plane that is one of the four components of what most people think of as the space shuttle?
Aft
Orbiter
Rocket booster
Flight deck
What percentage of thrust do the main engines provide the space shuttle to launch into space?
20%
50%
65%
80%
What factor led to the O-Ring failure on Challenger?
Rainy weather
Cold temperatures
Leak of rocket fuel
Weight of the payload
What was determined to be the cause of the Columbia disaster?
Rainy weather
Damage from foam
Pilot error
Internal pressure changes
Which of the following did NASA implement after the Columbia disaster?
Installation of video cameras
Improved communication systems
Improved shuttle management
Adoption of the Abort and Crew Escape protocol
Which space shuttle made more flights than any other NASA orbiter?
Columbia
Enterprise
Challenger
Discovery
If an astronaut loses 10% bone density, what is the equivalent on Earth?
1 year
5 years
10 years
20 years
____________ is when muscle wastes away due to lack of use?
Cataracts
Osteoporosis
Muscle atrophy
Radiation sickness
How many hours per week must an astronaut exercise while on the ISS?
5 hours
8 hours
10 hours
15 hours
Which of the following were present in the results of the confinement study?
Sleep disorders
Homesickness
Depression
All of the above
Which of the following is true of NASA’s twin study??
Scott's fundamental DNA changed
Approximately 7% of Scott's gene expression changed
Scott and Mark are no longer identical twins
Scott's reduced bone density did not improve upon his return to Earth
Which of the following factors affect the amount of radiation an astronaut receives?
Age
Solar cycle
Fitness level
All the above
What happens when space radiation hits the retina?
An astronaut goes blind
An astronaut sees a flash of light
An astronaut can immediately develop cataracts
An astronaut's risk for developing cancer increases
How has reproduction been studied on the ISS?
Human studies from China
Human studies from the US in the early 80s
Expectant mothers aboard ISS for 2nd trimester
Plants and animals were studied
In studies of embryo development in the ISS, which of the following is true?
Embryo development may be slower
Embryo development may be faster
Embryos do not fully develop
There is no difference in embryo development on Earth and in space
What percentage of astronauts on long-=term missions experienced narrowing of the central sulcus?
17%
19%
63%
94%
