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Space Shuttle Trivia Quiz

Tests general knowledge about the Space Shuttle. Suitable for anyone ...

A multiple-choice quiz by dynamatrix. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
dynamatrix

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
71,686

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1609

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. If there is a problem on the space shuttle and the crew want to bail out they can do so by _____ ? Hint

Use the Rocket powered Ejector Seat

Turn the engines off and land with the shuttle.

Detach the saucer section

Jumping out the hatch and parachuting to Earth

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Question 2 of 10

2. Can astronauts take their pets into space with them? Hint

One pet cockroach per astronaut

Only if doing experiments on them

A canary is taken as it will give early warning for low oxygen

It has only happened once and it was a mouse

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Question 3 of 10

3. Escape velocity for a spacecraft to fly to the moon is _______ ? Hint

10,000 miles per hour

Once the shuttle gets going you need to actually slow it down to stop it leaving the Earth

Speed is irrelevant , just need fuel

25,000 miles per hour

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Question 4 of 10

4. How long will a spacesuit keep an astronaut alive? Hint

2.5 hours

2 days maximum

9 hours

1.5 hours

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Question 5 of 10

5. What colour is space? Hint

blue

no colour

purple

grey

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Question 6 of 10

6. What shape does water form when floating in space on the shuttle? Hint

sphere

same as on Earth

breaks down into shapes called argents

water cannot form in space

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Question 7 of 10

7. How does a candle burn in a weightless environment? Hint

burns dimly

same as on Earth

candle goes out as no convection

forms fire ball which cannot be extinguished easily

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who flies the shuttle into orbit? Hint

The pilot

No one

NASA control

Captain

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many times do your ears pop in a normal shuttle launch? Hint

Only once

They pop every few minutes

Several times, depends on each astronaut

They don't

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Question 10 of 10

10. On liftoff the crew of the space shuttle are subjected to ______ g of pressure. Hint

3.5

1.6

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. If there is a problem on the space shuttle and the crew want to bail out they can do so by _____ ?

Answer: Jumping out the hatch and parachuting to Earth

While seemingly impossible to use, the crew are given parachutes. It is only possible to use them if the shuttle's engines are off and the the shuttle is in a controlled glide.

2. Can astronauts take their pets into space with them?

Answer: Only if doing experiments on them

"Experimental" animals only are taken onboard. If the crew has befriended them then that would qualify them as a pet I suppose.

3. Escape velocity for a spacecraft to fly to the moon is _______ ?

Answer: 25,000 miles per hour

25,000 miles per hour is the escape velocity regardless of the craft type.

4. How long will a spacesuit keep an astronaut alive?

Answer: 9 hours

An average sized astronaut will use the consumables of oxygen, absorbent, water and battery power within 9 hours.

5. What colour is space?

Answer: no colour

There are no particles to reflect light so it has no colour.

6. What shape does water form when floating in space on the shuttle?

Answer: sphere

All fluids form a perfect ball when floating around. Surface tension produces a sphere.

7. How does a candle burn in a weightless environment?

Answer: candle goes out as no convection

No convection means the flame goes out quickly, suffocated by its own exhaust.

8. Who flies the shuttle into orbit?

Answer: No one

No one, the shuttle flies itself. The computers are loaded with all the information it needs to autopilot.

9. How many times do your ears pop in a normal shuttle launch?

Answer: They don't

Your ears only pop in a plane because air is released as the plane climbs to its cruising altitude (or descends forlanding). The shuttle never releases air so there is no change in pressure, and your ears never pop.

10. On liftoff the crew of the space shuttle are subjected to ______ g of pressure.

Answer: 1.6

The g force rises to 1.6 g on liftoff and changes throughout flight, peaking to 3 g when fuel is nearly exhausted and the craft is lighter.

Source: Author dynamatrix

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