The International Space Station

The poll at the end of the selection reports responses to

• A) NASA engineers

• B) a digital website

• C) Texas economists

• D) ISS economists

Which part of the selection helps the reader understand the types of experiments conducted on the International Space Station?

• F) A Scientific Expedition

• G) The title

• H) A Difficult Environment

• J) The diagram captions

Look at the diagram.

Based on the information in paragraph 3, which of the following completes the diagram?

• Earth's atmosphere

• science experiments

• dangers faced by astronauts

• gravity's effects

The author includes the space station diagram to--

• explain the supplies that are required by astronauts on the ISS

• show the reader the function of different parts of the ISS

• help the reader visualize a microgravity environment

• persuade the reader to become an astronaut or scientist

Which sentence best supports the conclusion that the crew of the ISS are well trained scientists?

• Astronaut researches study meteorology, astrobiology, physics, space medicine, life sciences and materials science

• Did you know that humans have lived in space since 2011?

• Conditions in low Earth orbit are very different than we are used to here on Earth's surface.

• The human body takes time to get used to weightlessness.

The word weightlessness in paragraph 3 means?

• the last to be weighed

• a kind of measurement

• the effect of being too heavy

• the state of having no weight

According to the information found in the diagram, the ISS produces electricity from--

• resupply missions

• the Zarya module

• solar arrays

• the Kibo module

The information in paragraph 3 compares conditions in space to--

• the safety of Earth's surface

• the heat of the sun

• working without gravity

• an astronaut's gear

From the information found in the diagram captions, the reader can tell that the ISS--

• gives astronauts plenty of comfortable space to relax

• was built gradually, over time

• allows scientist to learn about the earth's weather

• is home to a large number of astronauts

Who is likely to respond to the poll that follows the article?

• NASA astronauts

• trained scientists

• students reading about the ISS

• science teachers in Russia