Levels of Organization in Space
Includes all of time, space and their contents
The universe
Planet closest to the Sun
Mercury
Balls of dust, rock and metals surrounded by ice and orbiting the Sun
Comets
The two countries the Space Race was between
The Soviet Union (USSR) and the United States (U.S.)
There is no gravity out in space
(True or False)
False
This is made up of multiple planetary systems
Galaxy
Third planet from the Sun
Earth
Balls of dust, rock and metal; just like comets, but without the ice
Asteroids
The first man to walk on the Moon
Neil Armstrong
System that toilets use instead of flushing out in space
Negative pressure system
Gravitationally bound collection of stars, along with their planets, gas, dust and dark matter
Galaxies
The new classification for Pluto
Dwarf planet
Also called “shooting stars”
Meteors
Event that ended the Space Race
Soviets and Americans joining space shuttles and shaking hands in space
Increased blood flow to the head in space can cause this
Elliptical, spiral and irregular
Planet located just on the other side of the asteroid belt, further away from the Sun
Jupiter
Meteoroids that actually hit Earth’s atmosphere
Meteors
The name of the Russians' first artificial satellite sent out into space
Sputnik I
One reason astronauts have to used modified water sources for drinking/bathing
To keep water from getting into equipment in the space shuttle
List four objects that can be found in a planetary system
Asteroids, comets, meteors, meteorites, meteoroids, planets, stars and satellites
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
Average size of meteorites
Size of a pebble
The name of the first Russian man sent into space
Name three modifications to daily living that astronauts have out in space
Drinking water from pouches, showering/bathing with pouches or uniquely engineered shower, going to the bathroom using negative pressure in toilet, strapping themselves down while sleeping, working out to prevent muscle mass loss and a decrease in bone density and modified food