Jacob Troller - ESS Unit 6 Test

In what year was NASA founded?

• 1958

• 1959

• 1970

• 1945

Why is space travel so difficult?

• Ships are ripped apart in the vacuum of space

• Earth's gravity is too powerful for weaker rockets to take off

• We don't have the resources to make ships

• It's not; space travel is easy

Why is water so important for life on Earth?

• It cools our bodies, which are constantly overheating due to the sun's heat

• It is solid at room temperature

• It dissolves and transports the microscopic molecules necessary for cells to function.

• It creates life

What are Jupiter's four largest moons called?

• Socratic Moons

• Compass Moons

• Lunar Quartet

• Galilean Moons

What is one difference between the inner and outer planets?

• Rotation Speed - Inner planets rotate faster than outer planets

• Rotation Speed - Outer planets rotate faster than inner planets

• Distance - Outer planets are closer to the sun than inner planets

• Revolution - Outer planets orbit the sun faster than inner planets

What is the sun mostly made of?

• Various gases

• Iron and Uranium

• Hydrogen and Helium

• Oxygen and Fluorine

What is Solar Insolation?

• The amount of direct sunlight a region on Earth receives

• How much power a solar panel can siphon from the sun

• The amount of indirect sunlight a region on Earth receives

• How hot a region gets with respect to other regions

What are circumpolar constellations?

• Constellations that spell the word "circumpolar"

• Constellations that do not appear to be north, east, south or west

• Constellations found so close to the Celestial Pole that they are visible all night
  

• Constellations that can be seen from anywhere on Earth

Who was the first human in space?

• John Glenn

• Michael Scott

• Yuri Gagarin

• Lyndon B Johnson

What is a big issue with the sun when traveling through space?

• Heat

• Radiation

• Light

• Oxygen