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Characteristics Of Earth Accomodations For Space Exploration
Test Description: Characteristics of Earth that allow for life and the Accomodations that must be made to enable manned space exploration.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) First planet from sun
A
Mercury
B
Neptune
C
Mars
D
Jupiter
2) The Earth’s location in the Solar System allows it to receive radiant energy necessary for –
A
rotation
B
revolution
C
photosynthesis
D
moon phases.
3) What is the hottest planet in our Solar System?
A
Venus is the hottest because of its thick atmosphere of CO2.
B
Neptune is the hottest because it is further away from Earth
C
Mercury is the hottest because it is closer to the Sun.
D
Mars is the hottest and that is why we call it the Red Planet.
4) Earth and Venus are about the same size, but Earth has a stronger gravitational pull than Venus. What is the one thing you can infer about Venus based on this information?
A
Venus is a greater distance from the Sun than Earth.
B
Venus is more massive than Earth.
C
Venus is less massive than Earth.
D
Venus has more oxygen in its atmosphere when compared to Earth.
5) Mars cannot support life as we know it for which of the following reasons?
A
Plants would be able to carry out photosynthesis but there are no animals to produce carbon dioxide.
B
There is not enough liquid water to support life.
C
The atmosphere contains too much oxygen.
D
Mars is too close to the Sun.
6) A student’s younger sibling was watching a news story about the possibility of water on Mars. The sibling asked, “Why is finding water so important?” Why is it important?
A
Scientists like to make discoveries.
B
All planets have evidence of water.
C
Only Earth has evidence of water.
D
Water is required for life to exist.
7) Astronauts can talk with each other inside the space station, but once outside the station, they use radios to communicate. Why do they have to use the radio?
A
Sound needs a medium (like air) in which to travel
B
The helmets muffle the sound
C
So they do not have to shout
D
To translate into other languages
8) An astronaut, who has just returned from six months on the space station, has to be helped from the spacecraft once back on Earth. What is one reason the astronaut needs help?
A
Reentry had formed nitrogen bubbles in the astronaut’s blood.
B
Space food does not provide enough energy.
C
The spacesuits are too heavy to be worn in Earth’s gravity.
D
Living in zero gravity weakens muscles and bones.
9) An engineer is designing a spacesuit to be used for a long spacewalk. Why does he place a layer made of a similar material to a bulletproof vest on the outside of the suit?
A
To make the suit durable
B
To control the temperature
C
To maintain a certain shape
D
To protect from micrometeoroids
10) As distance from the Sun increases, the surface temperature of a planet tends to-
A
There is no relationship between temperature and distance from the Sun.
B
stay the same
C
increase
D
decrease
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