Living in Space

Question 1

What is one type of solar radiation that can damage the genetic material in organisms?

Answer 1

Ultraviolet Radiation

Question 2

What is a molecule that is made up of three oxygen atoms?

Answer 2

Ozone

Question 3

What is a mixture of gases that surround a planet, moon, or other space object?

Answer 3

Atmosphere

Question 4

What is the process where plants convert carbon dioxide and water to oxygen and glucose?

Answer 4

Photosynthesis

Question 5

What is the apparent loss of weight of an object that is falling freely in a gravitational field?

Answer 5

Weightlessness

Question 6

What is a collection of large and small bodies that orbit a central star?

Answer 6

Solar System

Question 7

What is the process of setting a rocket or spacecraft in motion?

Answer 7

Launch

Question 8

What is a vehicle that is designed to be placed in orbit around Earth or on a path in space?

Answer 8

Spacecraft

Question 9

What is the path that a body follows as it travels around another body in space?

Answer 9

Orbit

Question 10

What is the force of attraction between objects?

Answer 10

Gravity