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Life in Space Quiz

Your Mission:

Find the answers to the questions in the table below. You will need to explore the sites carefully. Not all the answers are obvious.
Type in your answers and print out the form when you are finished.
GOOD LUCK!!!
 
 
Go to the Mars or Bust site, and answer the following questions in the text box opposite. 
  • how many photos were taken by the Sojourner 
  • How many miles did the Pathfinder travel? 
  • How long was Pathfinder designed to last? 
  • what do scientists hope to find out about the rocks by comparing their colour with earth rocks
Go to the NASA spaceflight  pages and answer these questions in the same way. 
  • on the life sciences page of this site a scientist is holding a plant grown in space. What is it 
  • Also linked to this page Name the scientist involved in the COIS experiment 
  • over which continent is the space station right now. 
Go to the Living in Space page, and answer this lot. 
  • Where are the astronauts for the ISS training? 
  • name the Canadian astronaut who went up in Columbia on the week beginning 15/11/99
  • what is being studied in the microgravity experiments 
  • why test the effects on vision? (astronauts often misjudge short distances in space)
  • list three body systems that may be harmed by space travel 
  • What does Malcom Cohen say is the fundamental question for long duration space flight? 
  • name two strange pieces of equipment you might find in a gym  in a hotel in space.