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Answer Key for teachers - and references
Worksheet Answers for Space Shuttle Quest Quiz
1. The 2 solid-fuel rocket boosters provide more than 6 million pounds of thrust on lift-off for Shuttle
2. The temperature of space when the shuttle exits the Earth's atmosphere is -250 degrees Farenheit
3. The temperature of the friction caused by Earth's atmosphere during reentry is 3000 degrees Farenheit
4. The Space Shuttle is 30 stories high
5. The Shuttle runway is 15000 feet long for landing the Shuttle - in California or Florida
6. The names of 4 working Shuttles: Columbia, Discovery, Atlantis, Endeavor plus Enterprise which is a mock-up for tests - it's now at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.
7. The most dangerous part of Shuttle mission is the Lift-off
8. The Challenger Shuttle exploded at 75 seconds after lift-off
9. After the Challenger disaster, the Shuttle flights were cancelled for 2 years by Ronald Reagon
10. The orbiter living area is 100 square feet; it can support 7 crew members for 16 days
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 parts of the Shuttle orbiter. Use specific examples and descriptions.
3 parts to orbiter: Crew Compartment also has reaction control engines; Cargo Bay holds the Fuel Cells; last part is the Engine section
Crew Compartment is airtight and has 3 decks: Flight Deck is top; Mid-Deck has Hygiene, Eating, Sleeping Quarters plus Air-Lock and Storage Lockers; Bottom-Deck has Equipment Bay and garbage stowage.
Footnotes for info:
1. pg. 10; Life Aboard the Space Shuttle by Robert Taylor, Lucent Books, San Diego, 2002
2. pg. 12; ibid
3. pg. 12; ibid
4. pg. 26; ibid
5. pg. 93; ibid
6. pg. 35; ibid
7. pg. 30; ibid
8. pg. 30; ibid
9. pg. 30; ibid
10.pg 12; ibid
EC Essay= pg. 10-11; ibid