Life in Space!

Mrs. O'Donnell

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  1. What force pulls objects back toward the ground?

    2. Your answer:
    Inertia
    Mass
    Gravity
    Friction

  2. If the world stopped rotating would we still have gravity?

    3. Your answer:
    Yes
    No
    Maybe

  3. A Hypothesis is an educated __________.

    4. Your answer:
    Result
    Problem
    Guess
    Conclusion

  4. Sir Issac _______________ was a scientist who became famous when he developed the 3 Laws of Motion.

    5. Your answer:
    Bell
    Copernicus
    Clinton
    Newton

  5. The _______ (pick a number) Law of Motion was demonstrated at the assembly.

    6. Your answer:
    1st
    2nd
    3rd

  6. The Law of Motion demonstrated at the assembly can best be described as ____________.

    7. Your answer:
    An apple doesn't fall far from the tree
    Every action has an opposite reaction
    What goes up must come down
    Two wrongs don't make a right

  7. A rocket can travel about _________ mph.

    8. Your answer:
    8,000
    10,500
    17,500
    19,000

  8. How long would it take a rocket to travel from NJ to California?

    9. Your answer:
    4 min.
    10 min.
    15 min.
    35 min.

  9. When launched, rockets do not continue into space. They ___________ (circle) the earth.

    10. Your answer:
    orbit
    rotate
    revolve around
    crash into

  10. We can experience Microgravity in ________________.

    11. Your answer:
    a see-saw
    a sliding board
    a swing
    a rollercoaster

  11. An astronaut is said to grow about _____ inches in space.

    12. Your answer:
    2 1/2
    3
    3 1/2
    none

  12. Why did a Tabitha have to stand on the "Lazy Susan" and try to disconnect the tubes? In other words, we were trying to see what it would be like to work in space without ____________ between our feet and the floor.

    13. Your answer:
    inertia
    friction
    gravity
    mass

  13. What do the initials "ISS" stand for?

    14. Your answer:
    International Space Station
    International Satellite Station
    International Super Station
    Investigating Science in Space

  14. The "ISS" communicates with Houston by using a _____________.

    15. Your answer:
    Radio
    Laser
    Computer
    Satellite

  15. Because the "ISS" orbits the Earth, a ___________ is needed to bounce the signals back to Earth.

    16. Your answer:
    Radio
    Computer
    Laser
    Satellite

  16. Why did the balloon pop in the container?

    17. Your answer:
    Because we released H2O from the container
    Because we added H2O to the container
    Because we released O2 from the container
    Because we added O2 to the container

  17. Why couldn't the lid of the container be lifted easily after the balloon popped?

    18. Your answer:
    Because there was no O2 in it.
    Because there was no H2O in it.
    Because there was too much H20 in it.
    Because Brock wasn't strong enough.

  18. What had to be added to the container to assist in removing the top?

    19. Your answer:
    H2O
    O2
    gravity
    friction

  19. Why won't your body pop in space like the balloon?

    20. Your answer:
    Because your body has mostly CO2.
    Because your body has mostly carbohydrates.
    Because your body has mostly H2O.
    Because your body has mostly fats.

  20. Does gravity depend on air?

    21. Your answer:
    Yes
    No
    Maybe

  21. How long could a human last in space without air?

    22. Your answer:
    7 seconds
    15 seconds
    40 seconds
    1 minute

  22. What was the name of the presenter from the Franklin Institute?

    23. Your answer:
    Kristen Cofflyn
    Kristen Coffen
    Krysten Coffee
    Kristen Krumpet

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