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Facts about Space
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That’s a Fact!
100
“They worry it may be at risk from poaching and habitat loss.”
Define the word 'poaching'.
(illegally hunting animals for fun or profit)
100
Tortillas are a type of circular flat bread that is commonly found in tacos and burritos (kind of like a pita bread). Explain why astronauts package tortillas in an oxygen-free manner.
(last longer, doesn’t spoil)
100
Mammals who are classified as “vertebrates” have a ....
spine
100
About how many homework assignments does Mr. Tan give to his students on a weekly basis?
three
100
Name the world famous restaurant who is trying to lead the way in using less plastic straws
(McDonalds)
200
Pretend there is a nasty, mean, hungry, terrible red panda running around making trouble in the neighborhood. A local hunter jumps in to save the day, and ends up with a taxidermy of the red panda.
Where might you find that red panda now?
(answer: on a shelf, trophy, on a wall, in a museum, anywhere you would store a non-living object)
200
Name a type of semi-liquid item that we use in today’s world.
(tooth paste, yogurt, honey, maple syrup)
200
Those who are described as “Malagasy” come from the country of ____
Madagascar
200
“Its oven can heat food to 170 degrees" -- Where can you find an oven exactly like this?
(in space / on a space ship)
200
What kind of fish did we learn was considered the most disgusting animal in the ocean?
(the hagfish)
300
What kind of subject does an ornithologist specialize in?
(the study of birds)
300
Some modern technology developed by the space agency NASA includes freeze-dried foods, scratch resistant glass, and _________ tracking.
hurricane
300
In our homework assignments, we learned that grilled hagfish is popularly enjoyed in what country of the world?
(Korea, South Korea)
300
Restaurants that practice having little (or no) garbage and little (or no) food waste are labeled what two-worded, hyphenated term?
zero-waste
300
Explain how magnets and velcro can be used in outer space.
(used to hold down objects like utensils and tools in a spaceship so it doesn’t float around)
400
** DOUBLE POINT BONUS ** In a recent article, we learned about the black-browed babbler bird who was spotted for the first time in over 170 years. Name one of the five ISLANDS located in Asia that were mentioned in the article.
(Borneo, Java, Taliabu, Peleng, Batudaka)
400
** DOUBLE POINTS **
“Without this process, 15,000 pounds of water and other consumables would need to be launched from Earth every year to support the six crewmembers living on the Station. ”
Define the word “consumable” AND give an example of consumable item.
( items that you can use and run out of)
(water, food, oil, oxygen, fuel, vitamins, toilet paper)
400
Give the scientific Latin name for the nano-chameleon
(Brookesia nana)
400
In the year of _________, for the very first time in human history, we saw a group of all-woman astronauts do a spacewalk.
2019
400
** BONUS: DOUBLE POINTS **
People capture hagfish and use their skin as a type of leather for making wallets and belts. Under what nickname is this material sold under?
Your answer is two words.
(eel skin)
500
What is the LAST NAME of the scientist who first studied / discovered the 'nano-chameleon'?
(his last name was Brookes)
500
Name the device that astronauts use that is described as a “low-pressure vacuum distillation process” which recycles wastewater. The answer is three words.
(Water Recovery System)
500
What United States military branch* is currently studying the most disgusting creature in all of the world?
*your choices are: Air Force, Army, Marines, Coast Guard, Navy, or Space Force
(the US Navy)
500
In what decade did astronauts pack food in a squeeze tube? Please provide a specific decade year
(example: 1920s, 1990s, 1940s, etc)
(answer: 1960s)
500
“According to common mythology, they can fill a 5-gallon bucket with the stuff in mere minutes”.
Please correctly identify the “stuff” mentioned in this sentence.
(slime or hagfish slime)