WorksheetsCharacteristics of Space/Space Exploration
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which President decided that the US should enter the space race?
President Obama
President Washington
President Kennedy
President Nixon
Is earth made of mostly land or water?
water
land
Which of the following are essential items for space travel?
Food, water, oxygen
Soil, water, and food
Shelter, oxygen, and sunlight
Food, oxygen, and air
Why are space suits necessary for astronauts working on the surface of another planet?
Space suits provide the weight needed to hold astronauts down on the planet's surface.
Space suits allow astronauts to carry things that normally would be too heavy.
Space suits make an astronaut more visible to other astronauts
Space suits provide protection from radiation and offer normal air pressure inside.
The entire mass of air that surrounds Earth, made up of 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and trace amounts of other gases.
Ozone Layer
Solar Winds
Atmosphere
Magnetosphere
Gas in Earth’s atmosphere that absorbs most of the damaging high-energy ultraviolet radiation from the Sun.
Atmosphere
Magnetosphere
Solar Winds
Ozone Layer
A portion of the electromagnetic spectrum emitted by the Sun; can cause tanning, sun burning, and skin cancers.
Ultraviolet Radiation
Light
Magnetosphere
Microwaves
Magnetic lines of force from Earth’s polar north and south, acting like a giant magnet.
Magnetosphere
Atmosphere
Ozone Layer
Earth's Magnetic Field
Which of the following characteristics of Jupiter best explains why Jupiter does not support life, while Earth does? Jupiter -
has four moons that orbit the planet.
has virtually no water on the surface.
rotates on its axis once every 10 hours.
orbits the Sun once every 12 years.
The habitable zone for the star in the diagram shown is between 200 and 250 million km away from the star.
Planet W
Planet X
Planet Y
Planet Z
What makes it hard for an astronaut to breathe in space?
harsh temperatures
is an airless vacuum
heavy equipment
the air pressure
Astronauts need all of the following to survive in space EXCEPT-
gravity
oxygen to breathe
exercise
protective clothing
An astronaut is trying to move from one area of the space shuttle to another. What accommodations does this astronaut need?
velcro boots
spacesuit
handle bars
oxygen
Which of the following accommodations on the space station is used by astronauts to combat the effects of microgravity on their bones?
special handles
velcro straps
exercise equipment
oxygen system
Astronauts wear thick gloves when they perform a space walk outside the space station. The gloves provide protection against -
low gravity
nearby comets
low oxygen
low temperatures
Spacesuits have layers that have high capacity for thermal insulation in order to -
regulate body temperature in the extremes of space
prevent the spread of bacteria that thrive in space
allow communication with the space station
prevent the astronaut from sweating inside the suit
What design element of an astronaut’s spacesuit protects him or her from micrometeoroids, which are tiny bits of space debris travelling at high speeds?
large oxygen tank
powerful jet packs
small radio communicator
tough outer shell
