stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Space Race! Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Space Race!
Space Race!
28 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
204 plays
A Quiz with fun facts about #space and #astronomy
Flashcards
28 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
28
Answers
1
What happens to time as you approach a black hole?
Time is not affected
It slows down
It speeds up
2
Who was the first Canadian astronaut to walk in space?
Chris Hadfield
Marc Garneau
Roberta Bondar
Buzz Lightyear
3
How long is a day on Venus?
92 Earth hours
243 Earth days
114 Earth days
12 Earth hours
4
How much would a 100kg person on earth would weigh on the surface of Mars?
38 kg
12 kg
92 kg
44 kg
5
What can happen to your height in space due to microgravity?
You can shrink 5 cm
It changes depending on your age
You can grow 5 cm taller
Nothing it only affects your weight
6
How often do astronauts change their underwear?
Every 3-4 days
They wear diapers
Once a week
Every day
7
What happens if an astronaut farts in his space suit?
They cannot actually pass gas in space due to microgravity.
Nothing. There is a filter to remove toxic gases.
It propels them forward like a jet engine.
8
Can sound travel through space?
No there are not enough molecules to transfer sound waves
Yes gas and dust can carry sound but we cannot hear it
9
If you had to drive to "space" how long would it take?
About a week
Less than a day
About a month
Less than an hour
10
On which planet is the highest mountain known to man?
Venus - Maat Mons
Mercury - Caloris Montes
Earth - Mount Everest
Mars - Olympus Mons
11
Which planet spins backwards compared to the other planets?
Jupiter
Venus
Uranus
Saturn
12
What is a quasar?
A celestial object; size btwn a giant planet and small star
A massive celestial object; emits HUGE amounts of energy
A cluster of galaxies
A telescope that is used to view far off galaxies
13
How many Earths can fit inside the sun?
1000
1 billion
100 000
1 million
14
Approximately how many people have gone to space?
220
460
890
550
15
How do stars "die"?
They use up all of their fuel
They run out of light
They get hit by asteroids
They fall in to black holes
16
How long did it take Voyager 1 to leave the solar system?
375 days
30 days
5 years
35 years
17
Which of the following would not be fun in space?
Trying to float a helium balloon
Trying to light a match
Trying to write with a ball point pen
All of the above
18
What is the name of the nearest star (other than the sun) to Earth?
Polaris
Rigel
Betelgeuse
Proxima Centauri
19
What happens if you take off your space suit in space?
All of the above
Your lungs could rupture
You would burn due to exposure from UV rays and gamma rays
You would swell up due to gas bubbles forming in your fluids
20
When did the first crew arrive at the international space station?
April 1995
November 2000
March 2005
February 1998
21
How much would 1 tsp of material from a white dwarf weigh?
1 ton
100 tonnes
5 tonnes
10 tonnes
22
How far away is Proxima Centauri?
1.27 light years away
150 light years away
4.24 light years away
74 light years away
23
Which two planets in the solar system do not have moons?
Mercury and Neptune
Mercury and Venus
Venus and Neptune
Uranus and Mars
24
How far is a light year?
100 billion km
1 trillion km
9.5 trillion km
10.2 billion km
25
How old is the solar system?
About 2 billion years old
About 4.6 billion years old
About 13 billion years old
About 100 million years old
26
Which of the following is the biggest threat to astronauts in space?
Stellar explosions
Cosmic radiation
Meteoroid collisions
Black holes
27
When a star the size of the sun dies, it becomes a:
Black hole
Red dwarf
Supernova
White dwarf
28
What was the name of the first satellite in space?
Galileo
Sputnik
Kepler
Voyager
