Exploring Space: Roles and Challenges
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Which quality is essential for an astronaut to adapt to life in space?

  • Disorganized
  • Strong-willed (correct)
  • Indifferent
  • Pessimistic
  • What is a critical action that astronauts must undertake when faced with malfunctioning equipment?

  • Repair faulty equipment (correct)
  • Terraform the environment
  • Conduct experiments
  • Establish a colony
  • What does the term 'terraform' refer to in the context of space exploration?

  • Transforming a planet to resemble Earth (correct)
  • Launching a spacecraft
  • Orbiting around a celestial body
  • Growing vegetation in space
  • What type of environment is considered hostile for human settlement?

    <p>Harsh living conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which feeling might astronauts experience when embarking on a one-way trip to a new planet?

    <p>Fear</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between an engineer and an astronaut?

    <p>An astronaut is responsible for exploring space while an engineer helps design and build spacecraft.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are some examples of actions that astronauts might perform during a space mission?

    <p>Astronauts might conduct experiments, explore new planets, perform spacewalks, repair faulty equipment, and monitor computer screens.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a quality typically associated with astronauts?

    <p>Fearful</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between a round trip and a one-way trip in space?

    <p>A round trip means returning to the starting point, while a one-way trip does not involve returning.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The term 'colonize' implies taking control of a new planet and settling there permanently.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Terraforming refers to transforming a planet to make it more hostile to humans.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are some challenges astronauts might face while living in space?

    <p>Low gravity, no atmosphere, extreme temperatures, and harsh living conditions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are some concerns regarding the planet's environment?

    <p>Climate change, global warming, and the depletion of resources.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Only a few astronauts have ever experienced muscle loss and bone loss during space missions.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    People Roles

    • Astronaut
    • Engineer
    • Investor
    • Pilot
    • Scientist
    • Pioneer
    • Candidate
    • Trainee

    Qualities

    • Well-trained (mentally, physically, academically, technologically)
    • Adaptable
    • Self-sufficient
    • Focused
    • Determined, motivated
    • Adventurous
    • Strong-willed, strong-minded

    Feelings

    • Confidence, faith
    • Hope
    • Emotion
    • Excitement
    • Fulfilling a dream
    • Fear
    • Regret
    • Suffering from experience of solitude, loneliness, stress

    Health

    • Experience/encounter problems
    • Suffer from muscle loss, bone loss

    Travel Equipment

    • Rocket, launcher
    • Spacecraft, spaceship
    • Spacesuit, helmet

    Travel Actions

    • Collaborate, work in teams
    • Conduct experiments
    • Explore new planets/solar systems/galaxies
    • Face danger
    • Spacewalks
    • Conduct EVAs (Extra Vehicular Activities)
    • Launch space rockets
    • One-way trip
    • Lift off
    • Monitor computer screens
    • Orbit the earth
    • Repair faulty equipment

    Planet in Danger

    • Environmental change (climate change)
    • Global warming
    • Alarming situation
    • Waste resources, overconsume
    • Endanger/preserve the planet

    Life in Space - On a New Planet

    • Set foot on a new planet
    • Survive, adapt
    • Colonize
    • Settle permanently
    • Terraform
    • Solve problems
    • Fix/repair things
    • Grow vegetation

    Conditions (On a new planet)

    • Zero/low gravity
    • No atmosphere
    • Radiation
    • Extreme temperatures
    • Harsh living conditions
    • Confinement
    • Uninhabited/uninhabitable
    • Fertile/desolate
    • Human-friendly/hostile environment

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    This quiz delves into the diverse roles involved in space exploration, highlighting the essential qualities and challenges faced by astronauts and engineers. It examines the emotional spectrum of space travel, the health implications, and the equipment required for missions. Test your knowledge on the dynamics of exploring new frontiers in the universe.

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