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Answer Key for teachers - and references
Worksheet Answers for ISS Quest Quiz
1. The astronauts use a special shampoo that needs no rinsing to clean their hair on the International Space Station
2. The Shuttle Commander docks the shuttle with ISS, with help of the shuttle pilot.
3. A spacesuit weighs 275 pounds and costs about $1 million
4. There are 16 countries involved in the International Space Station
5. The Life Support system has 80% nitrogen, 20% oxygen, at 14.2 pounds per square inch pressure.
6. The Life Support system filters out the carbon dioxide
7. The water is created as a by-product from Fuel Cells that combine oxygen plus hydrogen to make electricity
8. The astronauts work at least 12 hours a day on the ISS
Students should research answers on their own at <http://www.nasa.gov/> or at local library
EXTRA CREDIT ESSAY:
Write a 250 word essay describing the difficulties of turning a screw in weightlessness. How do astronauts do it? Use specific examples and descriptions.
Footnotes for info:
1. pg. 55; Life Aboard the Space Shuttle by Robert Taylor, Lucent Books, San Diego, 2002
2. pg. 62; ibid
3. pg. 69; ibid
4. pg. ISS; www.nasa.gov/
5. pg. 12; Life Aboard the Space Shuttle by Robert Taylor, Lucent Books, San Diego, 2002
6. pg. 12; ibid
7. pg. 12-13; ibid
8. pg. ISS; www.nasa.gov/
EC Essay= pg. 58; Life Aboard the Space Shuttle by Robert Taylor, Lucent Books, San Diego, 2002
In weightlessness, you will turn yourself when you try to turn a screw with a twisting motion. The astronauts use foot straps and/or velcro to hold themselves down. Tasks take up to 10 times longer to do in weightlessness than on Earth.