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Exploring The Solar System
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1) People from which country build the ISS?
A
over 15 nations including the US and Soviet Union
B
the Unites States of America
C
the former Soviet Union
D
China
2) Space stations are _______.
A
space probes
B
space ships
C
satellites
D
rockets
3) How is the power provided to the ISS?
A
solar power
B
wind power
C
nuclear fusion
D
batteries delivered by each new crew
4) Organisms on Earth receive energy from _____.
A
the Earth itself
B
chemicals
C
the Sun
D
water
5) How does the atmosphere protect life on Earth?
A
absorbs radiation
B
burns up meteoroids
C
all of the above
D
maintains temperature
6) The Sun's energy comes from _____.
A
solar flares
B
nuclear fission
C
solar stoms
D
nuclear fusion
7) To which planets have scientists sent space probes?
A
Earth and Pluto
B
Venus and Mars
C
Mars and Pluto
D
Venus and Pluto
8) Spacecrafts and space suits shield astronauts from which of the following?
A
both solar radiation and particles
B
gravity
C
solar particles
D
solar radiation
9) Which planet has the largest volcano in the solar system?
A
Mars
B
Earth
C
Mercury
D
Venus
10) On a long trip, what do spacecrafts do to supply astronauts with oxygem?
A
They have a small forest on board to recycle air.
B
They pass electric current through water and separate oxygem from the hydrogen.
C
They must carry all the oxygen they need with them in tanks as a gas.
D
They stop at other planets that contain oxygen to refresh oxygen reserves.
11) The gas giants are mostly made of ____.
A
hyrdogen and carbon
B
hydrogen and nitrogen
C
helium and hydrogen
D
hydrogen and oxygen
12) An artifical satellite is a spacecraft that ____.
A
is built by humans and orbits another object
B
designed to like a moon
C
is naturally occurring
D
completes only one orbit
13) A space probe is a spacecraft that ____.
A
built and launched by humans and gathers information and sends it back to Earth
B
completes only one orbit
C
is the ISS
D
orbits Earth
14) When deciding if a place beyond Earth holds any possibility for life, which two things are most looked for by astrobiologists?
A
liquid water and carbon
B
frozen water and oxygen
C
liquid water and oxygen
D
frozen water and carbon
15) Which planet has the fastest winds in the solar system?
A
Uranus
B
Earth
C
Jupiter
D
Neptune
16) Which statement is true about the temperature of stars?
A
the coldest stars are red and the hottest stars are blue
B
the coldest stars are white and the hottest stars are yellow
C
the coldest stars are blue and the hottest stars are red
D
the coldest stars are yellow and the hottest stars are white
17) rounded like an egg
A
tetrahedral
B
diagonal
C
elliptical
D
spherical
18) an object in space made of burning gas
A
sun
B
jovian planet
C
terrestrial planets
D
planetoids
19) the pieces that are left after something has been destroyed
A
dross
B
debris
C
detritus
D
dregs
20) any one of the very large groups of stars that make up the universe
A
galaxy
B
universe
C
solar system
D
Milky Way
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