Astronauts Quiz

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1. What is an astronaut?: a) Any man who pilots a space rocket.
b) Anything that exists outside the Earth’s outer atmosphere.
c) Men and women who travel in space.
d) Anyone who works at NASA.

2. What EVA stand for?: a) Enhanced Visual Apparatus.
b) Extra Vehicular Activity.
c) Editing Vector Addition.
d) Extraterrestrial Visiting Access.

3. What piece of clothing protects an astronaut from all the unfamiliar conditions of space?: a) A special pair of gold covered boots.
b) A spacesuit.
c) They don’t need protection because space has the same condition as Earth.
d) A hydro-plastic jump-suit.

4. Why isn’t the whole spacesuit and attachments a problem for the astronauts to move around in space?: a) It is made as light as possible.
b) It is made of an extremely light plastic used only by NASA.
c) They don’t wear a suit.
d) Weight isn’t an issue due to the absence of gravity.

5. What prevents an astronaut from drifting off into space when outside the spacecraft but not attached to it?

a) The Manned Manoeuvring Unit (MMU).
b) The technology is not yet developed.
c) The Life-Support system.
d) The Space Movement Stabiliser (SMS).