KIDS QUIZ
SPACE EXPLORATION
Question
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Increased oxygen levels inside the space station.
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Spacesuits that are lighter and easier to wear.
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Exercise equipment that can be used to help maintain muscle mass
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Food that helps astronauts with more energy.
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Detailed explanation-1: -An astronaut returns from six months on the space station. The astronaut’s muscles are weak, requiring the astronaut to be helped from the spacecraft once back on Earth. Which of the following accommodations on the space station would help prevent this problem? Provide food that provides astronauts with more energy.
Detailed explanation-2: -Gravity Fields Finally upon returning home, crews will have to readapt to Earth’s gravity. Transitioning from one gravity field to another is trickier than it sounds. It affects spatial orientation, head-eye and hand-eye coordination, balance, and locomotion, with some crew members experiencing space motion sickness.
Detailed explanation-3: -ARED: Advanced Resistive Exercise Device Type of exercise: Maintains muscle strength and bone density by targeting the major muscle groups. Special features: This device uses vacuum cylinders. They exert up to 272 kilos of resistance on a bar or cable. The device imitates free weights used on Earth.