Challenges in Space
Living/Issues with Space
General
100
One reason as to why shooting stars are harmful is that they _______
What is sandblast.
100
Living in space for a long time makes muscles and bones weak.
What is TRUE. On earth, bones and muscles support the body against gravity. In weightless space, there is no need to defy gravity, so bones and muscles become weak. This is because the body decides that if a function is not used, it is not necessary to keep it.
100
All astronauts have to have a scuba diving license
What is TRUE. As a part of astronauts training, there is training underwater that stimulates the weightless environment in space while wearing a submersible spacesuit. The closest simulation to floating in space is scuba diving underwater where they neither float or sink (neutral buoyancy.)
200
In ___ Apollo 17 was launched
What is 1972
200
Sound travels in space.
What is FALSE. For sound to travel, it needs something like air to pass the sound waves on. Since space is a vacuum, there are no substances to pass the sound waves. So, sound cannot travel.
200
During the day in space, the sky looks
The sky looks black during the day in space because there is no atmosphere to scatter sunlight.
300
When Astronauts sleep their unconstrained arms naturally go above their head.
What is FALSE. They stretch outwards.
300
Vertical acceleration and deceleration of space flight makes it hard for the heart to pump blood to the brain.
What is TRUE
300
The sun rises and sets every ___ minutes in low Earth orbit.
What is 90 minutes.
400
Lunar hay fever is similar to (this disease)
What is silicosis
400
Astronauts microwave their food to warm it up.
What is FALSE. They inject warm water in their food to warm it up.
400
The effect of having zero gravity appear to
What is reduce snoring
500
Astronauts have experienced this ____, which causes them to see flashes of light.
What is space radiation.
500
When shuttle astronauts reach space, they feel ill. This is called Andromeda Strain.
What is FALSE. Space Sickness.
500
___ people have died in training incidents and ___ people have died in-flight accidents.
11, 18
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