At what speed will our rocket need to traveling, in order to out power earths gravitational pull and escape into outer space?
28 000 km/h
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Our space station on Mars must have breathable air, clean water, mild temperatures and _____ to support our needs.
Air pressure
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Considering we can’t run wires in space, how do astronauts communicate with their family and friends? _________ are used to send information from the astronauts back to their families on earth, and from their families back to the astronauts. These can be in many forms.
Radio Waves.
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What is one reason that we continue to travel to space?
New technologies and resources
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Living in microgravity can result in bone expansion and muscle weakening. What is a good way to avoid this on Mars?
Exercise.
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Food is partially, or completely ___________ so that it doesn’t spoil, and so it has a longer shelf life in space.
Dehydrated.
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Mars has terrible weather and visibility and solar winds surrounding it are very powerful. What type of telescope should we use to figure out what the dark spot is on a distant asteroid?
Radio Telescope
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Meteoroids, floating debris, doses of radiation, solar radiation, cosmic radiation, extremely hot/cold temperatures and the electrically charged particles the sun emits are all examples of hazards when traveling in space.What is an example of another hazard that humans have made?
Space Junk
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Forward _________ is the practice of passing urine, or wastewater through a membrane that only allows smaller particles to pass through, like water, but not larger particles, like salts, sugars, protein, and bacteria.
Osmosis.
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If weather is calm, no clouds are present on Mars and solar winds surrounding the planet have died down. We need a large area of lenses or mirrors to capture light from distant stars.Which optical telescope would be most preferred?
Reflecting Telescope
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When we reach outer space, our ship is struck by a piece of space junk. Traveling at 20 000 km/h, the small object damages our ship, and requires us to stop at the space station, and repair it. A famous Canadian invention will help us repair the ship. What is this obect called?
The Canadarm.
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Using electrolysis to split water molecules into their exponent elements is needed for survival in space. What is the result of this process, which creates the element that we need to breath?
Oxygen.
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About ___ pounds of food is packaged per astronaut per day in space.
4.
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How can we measure the distance to Mars using angles and scale drawings?
Triangulation
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How much did the Canadian government spend on space travel in 2010/2011?
424.6 Million Dollars, or 425 Million.
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What type of angle should we land on Mars and return back to Earth? Hint, its not in degree's...
Not too steep, but not too shallow, right in the middle.
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The gases that keep us alive on Earth aren't present in space. Because of this we will have to wear special gear, especially a space suit which supports us with things like oxygen and a ________________.
Heating and Cooling system.
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When we reach Mars, we plan on combining telescopes to see further stars, what is this called?
Interferometry.
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Why do some people believe that we should stop spending money on space travel?
Because we are ignoring problems here on earth, while we are spending tons of money on traveling to other planets.