Becoming an Astronaut

Q. Who is the first Indian woman to go to space?

1. Kalpana Chawla
2. Bachendri Pal
3. Sunita Williams
4. Kiran Bedi

Q. Who is the first person to step on the moon?

1. Kalpana Chawla
2. Neil Armstrong
3. Rakesh Sharma
4. Sunita Williams

Q. Why do astronauts keep floating in the spaceship?

1. There is air all around in space.
2. They wear floatation suit.
3. They don't feel Earth's gravity.
4. They feel Earth's gravity.

Q. The scientists who study about the universe are called _____.

1. mathematicians
2. mechanics
3. astronomers
4. physicist

Q. Scientists who travel into space are called _____.

1. astronauts
2. cricketers
3. scientists
4. actors

Q.

Who was the second person to land on moon

Q. ________ is the first Indian woman to go to space.

1. Sunita Williams
2. Jerrie Cob
3. Kalpana Chawla
4. Jessica Meir

Q.

Coverslip is put on the mounting material on a slide very gently to

1. avoid the crushing of mounting material

2. avoid the entry of air bubbles

3. avoid oozing stain

4. avoid oozing glycerine

Q.

Why does moon have very cold and very hot temperature variations eg., from $-{190}^{\circ }C$ to ${110}^{\circ }C$ even though it is at the same distance from the sun as the earth is?

Q. Which of the following is used to travel to space?

1. Aircraft
2. Spacecraft
3. Aeroplane
4. (a) and (b) above.

Q. What is meteoroid, meteor and meteorite?

Q.

Explain the term Astrophysics.

Q. What is the number of satellites launched by ISRO in a single attempt which created a world record?

1. 104

Q. Rakesh Sharma was an ______.

1. astronaut
2. cricketer
3. actor
4. politician

Q. ISS stands for .

1. International Space Station
2. Indian Space Station
3. Indian Space System

Q. Meteoroids that land on the surface of the Earth are called:

1. Asteroids
2. Meteors
3. Meteorites
4. Meteoroids

Q. is the first Indian woman to go to space.

1. Kalpana Chawla
2. Sunita Williams
3. Shawna Pandya

Q. Which of the following incidents takes place on Earth?

1. Hair keeps standing up
2. Food floats in air
3. Apple falls on the ground
4. Water floats as blobs

Q. was the first Indian woman to go into the space.

1. Sunita Williams
2. Kalpana Chawla
3. Bachendri Pal

Q. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched Chandrayaan-1 on _________.

1. 22 September 2004
2. 22 October 2008
3. 22 September 2008
4. 22 October 2004

Q. Meteoroids that land on the surface of the Earth are called:

1. Meteors
2. Asteroids
3. Meteorites
4. Meteoroids

Q. Sort the following astronauts in chronological order as they have gone to space.
i. Sunita Williams
ii. Neil Armstrong
iii. Kalpana Chawla

1. ii, iii, i
2. i, ii, iii
3. i, iii, ii
4. ii, i, iii

Q. Imagine that your room is in space. Which of the following situations will you NOT experience?

1. Hair pointing upwards
2. Walking normally
3. Toys floating around
4. Water forming blobs

Q. ________ is the first Indian woman to go to space.

1. Sunita Williams
2. Kalpana Chawla
3. Jerrie Cob
4. Jessica Meir

Q. Mark the following activities as possible or impossible if carried out by an astronaut in a space station. (3 marks)
(A) Walking on the floor
(B) Sleeping in upright position
(C) Floating in a space station
(D) Washing their face with water from tap
(E) Pouring water in a glass to fill it completely
(F) Using an oxygen cylinder for breathing

Q.

Planets, stars, other solar systems and celestial bodies are found in a vast expanse called:

1. Space

2. Ocean

3. Desert

4. Cloud

Q. Which of the following is a correct function of spacesuit?

1. Provide air to breathe
2. Protects from extreme environment
3. Contains water to drink
4. All of the above.

Q. Pick the incorrect statement for a space suit.

1. Allows astronauts to move or walk in space.
2. Protects from the hot and cold environment.
3. Provides no protection from dust.
4. Provides air to breathe for the astronauts.

Q. M.O.M stands for _________.

1. Mars Orbit Mission
2. Moon Orbit Mission
3. Mercury Orbit Mission
4. Man Orbit Mission

Q. Hair of an astronaut in space is always in an upward direction.

1. False
2. True