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Characteristics of Space/Space Exploration

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which President decided that the US should enter the space race?

a)

President Obama

b)

President Washington

c)

President Kennedy

d)

President Nixon

2.

Is earth made of mostly land or water?

a)

water

b)

land

3.

Which of the following are essential items for space travel?

a)

Food, water, oxygen

b)

Soil, water, and food

c)

Shelter, oxygen, and sunlight

d)

Food, oxygen, and air

4.

Why are space suits necessary for astronauts working on the surface of another planet?

a)

Space suits provide the weight needed to hold astronauts down on the planet's surface.

b)

Space suits allow astronauts to carry things that normally would be too heavy.

c)

Space suits make an astronaut more visible to other astronauts

d)

Space suits provide protection from radiation and offer normal air pressure inside.

5.
About how much of earth's atmosphere is Nitrogen?
a)
78%
b)
20%
c)
10%
d)
85%
6.

The entire mass of air that surrounds Earth, made up of 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and trace amounts of other gases.

a)

Ozone Layer

b)

Solar Winds

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Magnetosphere

7.

Gas in Earth’s atmosphere that absorbs most of the damaging high-energy ultraviolet radiation from the Sun.

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Magnetosphere

c)

Solar Winds

d)

Ozone Layer

8.

A portion of the electromagnetic spectrum emitted by the Sun; can cause tanning, sun burning, and skin cancers.

a)

Ultraviolet Radiation

b)

Light

c)

Magnetosphere

d)

Microwaves

9.

Magnetic lines of force from Earth’s polar north and south, acting like a giant magnet.

a)

Magnetosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Ozone Layer

d)

Earth's Magnetic Field

10.

Which of the following characteristics of Jupiter best explains why Jupiter does not support life, while Earth does? Jupiter -

a)

has four moons that orbit the planet.

b)

has virtually no water on the surface.

c)

rotates on its axis once every 10 hours.

d)

orbits the Sun once every 12 years.

11.

The habitable zone for the star in the diagram shown is between 200 and 250 million km away from the star.

a)

Planet W

b)

Planet X

c)

Planet Y

d)

Planet Z

12.

What makes it hard for an astronaut to breathe in space?

a)

harsh temperatures

b)

is an airless vacuum

c)

heavy equipment

d)

the air pressure

13.

Astronauts need all of the following to survive in space EXCEPT-

a)

gravity

b)

oxygen to breathe

c)

exercise

d)

protective clothing

14.

An astronaut is trying to move from one area of the space shuttle to another. What accommodations does this astronaut need?

a)

velcro boots

b)

spacesuit

c)

handle bars

d)

oxygen

15.

Which of the following accommodations on the space station is used by astronauts to combat the effects of microgravity on their bones?

a)

special handles

b)

velcro straps

c)

exercise equipment

d)

oxygen system

16.

Astronauts wear thick gloves when they perform a space walk outside the space station. The gloves provide protection against -

a)

low gravity

b)

nearby comets

c)

low oxygen

d)

low temperatures

17.

Spacesuits have layers that have high capacity for thermal insulation in order to -

a)

regulate body temperature in the extremes of space

b)

prevent the spread of bacteria that thrive in space

c)

allow communication with the space station

d)

prevent the astronaut from sweating inside the suit

18.

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?

a)

large oxygen tank

b)

powerful jet packs

c)

small radio communicator

d)

tough outer shell