Food
Physiological and psychological comfort
Water
Oxygen
100

How astronauts prepare suitable food

Freeze-drying

100

At least two of the ways astronauts meet psychological needs

following routines, exercising, relaxing, spending time with others, or enjoying their surroundings

100

In the microgravity of the ISS, settling is not a good way to separate mechanical mixtures because

no gravity to pull the denser sand to the bottom

100

What is something we breathe daily?

What is oxygen?

200

Two foods or drinks that astronauts eat

Beef stew, Chicken and rice, Chili, Coffee, Tea, Fruit juices, or Electrolyte drinks

200

To follow a regular schedule in space

helping prevent disorientation in space

200

 ISS’s water system captures...

urine and cabin moisture

200

results of unclean air.

damaged lungs and ruined cardiovascular health

300

An astronaut who hid a sandwich in their spacesuit to take with them

John Young

300

astronauts relaxing in space

looking through the windows at Earth

300

To get pure water from urine, astronauts use filtering or distillation (boiling/cooling)

distillation

300

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400

The person who invented the first space food.

Howard Bauman

400

astronauts creating a supportive atmosphere

sharing meals, celebrating holidays, and watching movies together

400

A spinning machine that separates mixtures since gravity won't do it

 a centrifuge

400

The steps to make a filter.

 build a filter, calculate the efficiency of filters, then calculate how many filters are needed

500

How food freeze-dries

freezing and then warmed under vacuum pressure to remove wate

500

how astronauts exercise

they use a stationary bike, a treadmill, and a specially designed weightlifting machine

500

To prevent microbial growth and manage pH in the ISS water recovery system, this element is used

Silver (or iodine)

500

HARD BONUS: astronauts test oxygen filters by

using advanced, automated monitoring systems, rather than manual tests, to ensure the air is safe and properly filtered.