Unit 9 - Characteristics of our Solar System 2018

Ultraviolet radiation is kept away from earth because of:

Which accommodations would be needed for astronaut survival?

This keeps the planets moving around the sun, and keeps you from floating off:

Jupiter and it's moon Europa could not support life because:

A ___ planet has just the right temperature, water and atmosphere.

What kind of gravity is there inside the space station?

A mixture of gases surrounding a planet is:

Some spacecraft have rockets attached to them when they take off - this helps to:

The goal of the Apollo space program was to be the first to put humans on -

The Sun is important to plants and animals because of:

Space suits have many insulated layers (14 layers) of material so they can maintain:

What is a limitation of this diagram?

Space stations have large solar panels on the outside to provide for:

An adjustment that is made - or how a need is met is an ___________:

Oxygen and ____________ must be present for life to exist.

Equipment and people in space are held down by:

As a planet's distance from the sun increases, the surface temperature of the planet:

There is no gravity in space.

Showering and using the restroom in the space station require:

What other accommodations would be needed by astronauts?

The planet Mercury would not be able to sustain life because:

Planets are held in orbits, so there is microgravity in outer space and in the ISS.

What part of a spacesuit allows oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange?

The Earth's Moon has wide and deep craters because:

The astronauts in space must ________ in order to maintain strong bones and muscle mass.

A hole in the ozone layer would_______ the temperature of the earth, and cause global warming.

Water can exist in all three phases on Earth because: