PLANET | TELESCOPES | SPACE STATION | STARS | TERRESTRIAL TRIVIA |
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yes
Is the sun really a star?
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FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE? ALL PLANETS CAN BE SEEN WITHOUT A TELESCOPE?
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RUSSIA
WHAT COUNTRY BUILT THE MIR SPACE STATION?
USA, CHINA OR RUSSIA? |
FALSE- IT IS A MEDIUM SIZE STAR!
TRUE OR FALSE? THE SUN IS ONE OF THE SMALLEST STAR IN THE UNIVERSE?
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EAT 3 MEALS PLUS 1 SNACK
HOW MAN MEALS DO ASTRONAUTS ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION EAT EACH DAY?
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Larger
Is the sun smaller, similar, or larger than the largest planet in our solar system?
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REFRACTING
ARE TELESCOPES THAT USE LENSES TO CONDENSE LIGHT KNOW AS REFLECTING TELESCOPE OR REFRACTING TELESCOPE?
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TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE? ASTRONAUTS LIVING IN SPACE STATION MUST EXERCISE OFTEN TO KEEP THEIR MUSCLES AND BONES FROM DETERIORATING?
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TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE? STARS ARE FORMED WHEN GRAVITY PULLS HUGE AMOUNTS OF GAS TOGETHER, WHICH HEATS UP TO CREATE A NUCLEAR REACTION?
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SCISSORS! EVERYTHING COMES IN INDIVIDUAL PACKAGES THAT MUST BE OPENED.
WHAT UTENSIL DO ASTRONAUTS SAY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FOR EATING IN SPACE? A SPOON, A KNIFE, OR SCISSORS?
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True
True or False? You should never look directly at the sun, even with sunglasses?
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THERE IS TOO MUCH LIGHT!
WHY IS IT DIFFICULT TO STARGAZE NEAR A CITY?
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YES
HAVE ASTRONAUTS BEEN ABLE TO GROW PLANTS ON A SPACE STATION?
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BLUE
WHICH COLOR OF STAR IS THE HOTTEST? BLUE, RED, OR YELLOW?
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THE GUITAR IS A POPULAR INSTRUMENT ESPECIALLY FROM THE RUSSIAN ASTRONAUTS
TO KEEP THEMSELVES ENTERTAINED, SOMETIMES ASTRONAUTS WILL BRING INSTRUMENTS WITH THEM ABOARD THE SPACE STATION. wHICH OF THESE INSTRUMENTS HAS BEEN SEEN ON SPACE STATION BEFORE? GUITAR, TROMBONE, OR TAMBOURINE?
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Corona
What is the outermost layer of the sun's atmosphere called? Corona, photosphere, or stratosphere
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TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE? BECAUSE PLANETS ARE CLOSER TO EARTH THAN STARS, PLANETS DO NOT TWINKLE AS MUCH AS STAR?
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SKYLAB
WHAT WAS TEH FIRST AMERICAN SPACE STATION CALLED? APPOLLO, SKYLAB, OR SPUTNIK?
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BINARY STARS
WHAT ARE TWO STARS THAT ORBIT EACH OTHER CALLED? TWIN STARS, ORBIT STARTS, OR BINARY STARS?
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FALSE- ASTRONAUTS MAY HAVE ONE WEEKLY VIDEO CALL WITH THEIR FAMILY AND DAILY EMAILS
TRUE OR FALSE? ONCE THE ASTRONAUTS BOARD THE SPACE SHUTTLE, THEY CANNOT SPEAK WITH THEIR FAMILY UNTIL THEY ARRIVE HOME AGAIN?
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FALSE- 5 BILLION YEARS
TRUE OR FALSE? THE SUN WILL BURN OUT IN 500 MILLION YEARS?
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YES
CAN OTHER GALAXIES BE SEEN WITHOUT THE USE OF A TELESCOPE?
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IT FELL OUT OF ORBIT INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN.
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE MIR SPACE STATION IN 2001?
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BROWN DWARF
WHAT IS IT CALLED WHEN A BALL OF GAS IS TOO SMALL TO BECOME A STAR? BROWN DWARF, RED DWARF, OR WHITE DWARF?
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TRUE- WHEN NO WEIGHT IS RESTED ON YOU BONES, THEY WILL GROW WEAK AND MAY BECOME BRITTLE!
TRUE OR FALSE? BONE LOSS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT FROM ASTRONAUTS WHO HAVE BEEN SPENT MANY MONTHS IN SPACE?
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