Fact or Fiction
Fact or fiction. There are an estimated 100 billion stars in our solar system.
What is fiction!? There is only one star in our solar system!
Third rock from the sun.
What is Earth?
The nickname for the condition on astronaut's bodies caused by blood pooling near the heart and head.
Two examples of banned foods aboard the ISS.
Answers may vary. (What are....salt and pepper, bread, carbonated beverages, crackers, chips etc?)
What rare space phenomenon will some people experience on April 8th, 2024?
Fact or Fiction: The ISS is huge! It is roughly the size of a football field (end zones and all).
What is fact?
What is Jupiter?
What is potty training? Or What is training to use the toilet?
The approximate age of our solar system.
What is 4.6 billion years old?
Fact or Fiction: Nearly all of the astronauts' wastewater -sweat, urine and other moisture in the cabin in the ISS can be distilled into clean drinking water.
What is fact!?
The hottest planet.
What is Venus?
What is radiation?
The name for motion sicknesses experienced by astronauts, especially in the first few days of space travel. (Hint: SAS)
What is Space Adaptation Syndrome?
Earth spins in this direction. (Imagine you are standing above the North Pole looking down)
What is counter-clockwise?
Fact or Fiction: An asteroid about the size of a car enters Earth’s atmosphere roughly once a year.
What is fact!
This gas giant appears to spin sideways.
What is uranus?
This important organ was found to have shrunk as much as 27% in space. The muscles shrunk and atrophied over time in microgravity.
What is the heart?
Astronauts must pack lightly. It costs Nasa this much money (probably more now) to send 1 pound of materials to space.
What is $10 000?
The first animal to be sent to space. (Hint: They are pretty tiny!)
What are fruit flies?
Fact or fiction: It takes Earth one day to orbit the sun.
What is fiction?!
This planet is named after the Roman God of the Sea.
What is Neptune?
This semi-permanent change to eye shape causes blurry or distorted vision, and at its worst, can cause blindness.
What is the flattening (squashing) of the eye ball?
Name three requirements that astronauts need to apply to be a Canadian astronaut. (Hint: Think of educational, professional and/or physical requirements)
Answers will vary. (reside in Canada, proficiency in English or French, Bachelor's degree in science, math or engineering, professional experience or a doctorate in dentistry or medicine, be between 149.5-190.5cm in height, weigh between 50-90kg, have 20/20 vision, can not be colour blind, normal blood pressure, normal hearing)
The Canadian astronaut headed on the Artemis mission back to the moon.
Who is Jeremy Hansen?