Planets
Space Exploration
Habitable Earth
Vocabulary
Random
100

The planet known as the red planet --

Mars

100

What is the name of the permanent space station where scientists live and gather information about the solar system?

International Space Station or ISS

100
The only planet with liquid water --

Earth

100

The layer of gas surrounding a planet that is held in space by gravity

Atmosphere

100

Too much _____ would break bones and require more energy to move. 

Gravity

200

The name of the largest planet --

Jupiter

200

Due to the effect that microgravity has on astronauts bones and muscles they are required to --

Exercise

200

Why is mercury not suited for life?

A. It is too far from the sun / B. It is too close to the sun / C. The temperatures are too cold

B. It is too close to the sun. 

200

The condition is which people or objects appear to be weightless

Microgravity

200

True or False:

Smoke detectors were first invented for astronauts to use in space.

True

300

What is the name of the 3rd planet from the Sun?

Earth

300

How does the solar panels on the outside of the ISS allow the astronauts to live in space?

Produces electricity

300

The force that holds us down onto the planet. 

Gravity

300

A complex system of garments that allows an astronaut to work safely outside a space craft --

Space suit

300

How much does a space suit weigh?

More than 300 pounds or 300 pounds

400

The planets in the solar system revolve around the --

Sun

400

What is inside an astronauts helmet that protects them from radiation?

Gold

400

Which factor makes a planet the most suited to support life?

A. No atmosphere / B. Little gravity / C. Liquid water / D. No sunlight


C. Liquid water


400

A person trained to be part of a space craft crew

Astronaut

400

What two countries were in the space race?

America/USA and Russia/USSR

500

At first philosphers thought the galaxy was geocentric, meaning everything in the galaxy revolved around the sun, but as time went on scientists discovered that the galaxy is --

Heliocentric

500

What accomodation do you see on this command module that allows astronauts to visit space?

A. Its heat shield / B. Wings / C. Anchor

A. Heat shield

500

What gas needs to be the most abundant for life to exist on a planet?

Oxygen

500

Electromagnetic waves with wavelengths longer than xrays but shorter than visible lightwaves. They can cause tans, sun burns, and skin cancers.

Ultraviolet Waves

500

What year was the first time man walked on the moon?

1969

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