Space Quiz – It's a quiz about space!

[LostElement]

You should have the question, how fast must you go to achieve Low Orbit Velocity on Earth? (17,685 Miles per hour)

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Suggestion: "What happens if you go into space without a spacesuit"

A.) your head explodes

B.) you freeze to death

C.) you suffocate, that's all

D.) your blood boils

(answer is C)

well you don't just suffocate, your skin will swell up, possibly to twice its size.

[Kryten]

1. Is there gravity in space?

A. Yes

2. How high do you have to fly to reach space?

B. 100 kilometers

or

E. 50 miles, depending on who you ask. FAA uses B, USAF uses E.

3. Which is larger?

B. The Sun

4. What is the primary cause of heating during reentry?

B. Compression

5. Which of these was the name of the program to land a human on the Moon?

D. Apollo

or

E. L3

6. Who was the first human to go to space?

A. Yuri Gagarin

7. Why did the Space Shuttle have wings?

B. To land

8. What are Russian spaceflight personnel called?

C. Cosmonauts

9. What is the name of the large, multinational, modular space station currently in orbit?

C. The International Space Station

10. What year did humans first land on the Moon?

A. 1969

11. What is the name of the largest object in the asteroid belt

B. Ceres

(Officially 1 Ceres)

12. How many moons does Mars have?

C. Two

13. What was the name of the first animal to be sent into orbit?

B. Laika

14. What is the closest star to Earth (not counting the Sun)?

A. Proximi Centauri

15. What is the name of the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy?

C. Sagittarius A*

16. How do stars produce heat and light?

A. Fussion of hydrogen

17. Why do astronauts in orbit float?

B. They're in freefall

18. What does NASA stand for?

B. National Aeronautics and Space Administration

19. During Apollo 11, which astronaut stayed behind in Lunar orbit in the Command/Service Module while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon?

B. Michael Collins

Space History

1. What was the first man made object in space?

B. A V2 missile

2. What was the name of the first animal in orbit?

B. Laika

3. Who was the first human to go to space?

A. Yuri Gagarin

4. Which of these was the name of the program to land a human on the Moon?

D. Apollo

or

E. L3

5. What year did humans first land on the Moon?

A. 1969

6. During the first Moon landing, which astronaut stayed behind in Lunar orbit in the Command/Service Module while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon?

B. Michael Collins

7. What does NASA stand for?

B. National Aeronautics and Space Administration

8. What are Russian spaceflight personnel called?

C. Cosmonauts

9. What is the name of the large, multinational, modular space station currently in orbit?

C. The International Space Station

10. What is the name of the Russian spacecraft used to transport astronauts and cosmonauts to orbit?

A. Soyuz

Astronomy

11. Which is larger?

B. The Sun

12. What is the name of the largest asteroid in the asteroid belt?

B. Ceres

(Strictly 1 Ceres)

13. How many moons does Mars have?

C. Two

14. Which of these stars is closest to Earth?

A. Alpha Centauri

15. What is the name of the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy?

C. Sagittarius A*

16. Which of these planets has a retrograde (clockwise when viewed from above the plane of the ecliptic) rotation?

D. Venus

17. What comes next in this sequence: Io, Europa, Ganymede, _____?

C. Callisto

18. What is the name of the massive anticyclonic storm that is Jupiter's most prominent feature?

B. The Great Red Spot

19. A solar eclipse happens when ____?

A. The Moon is between the Earth and the Sun

20. Who was the Italian astronomer who discovered Jupiter's four largest moons?

B. Galileo Galilei

Physics

21. Is there gravity in space?

A. Yes

22. What is the altitude of the Kàrmàn line, the internationally accepted boundary between the upper atmosphere and outer space?

B. 100 kilometers (62 miles)

23. What is the primary cause of heating during reentry?

B. Compression

24. How do (main sequence) stars produce heat and light?

A. Fusion of hydrogen

25. Why do astronauts in orbit float?

B. They're in freefall

26. What is the lowest point in an orbit called?

B. Periapsis

27. A spaceship is in a stable orbit. If it performs a short prograde burn at periapsis, what will happen to its orbit?

A. The apoapsis will increase

28. What is a Hohmann transfer?

B. An elliptical orbit used to transfer between two circular orbits in the same plane

29. What physical law do rocket engines use to produce thrust?

C. Newton's Third Law of Motion

30. Approximately how fast must you travel to maintain a low orbit around the Earth?

A. 8000 m/s (18000 mph)

Edited to version 0.2.

Edited March 26, 2015 by Kryten

[FishInferno]

well you don't just suffocate, your skin will swell up, possibly to twice its size.

I think I read somewhere that the air in your lungs would literally blast through your rib cage due to the vacuum in space relative to the air in your lungs.

[Kryten]

I think I read somewhere that the air in your lungs would literally blast through your rib cage due to the vacuum in space relative to the air in your lungs.

The ribcage is a lot tougher than that. People have survived exposure to vacuum.

[GreenWolf]

Version 0.2 is up. I've added some of the suggested questions, fixed a bunch of typos, made some changes to questions to make them better/more accurate, and added more questions in general.

As for what happens if you go outside without a spacesuit, Atomic Rockets has some answers: http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/lifesupport.php#id--How_Space_Kills_You

[tygoo7]

How did I do?

1. A. Sputnik 1

2. B. Laika

3. A. Yuri Gagarin

4. D. Apollo

5. A. 1969

6. B. Michael Collins

7. B. National Aeronautics and Space Administration

8. C. Cosmonauts

9. C. The International Space Station

10. A. Soyuz

11. B. The Sun

12. B. Ceres

13. C. Two

14. A. Alpha Centauri

15. C. Sagittarius A*

16. D. Venus

17. C. Callisto

18. B. The Great Red Spot

19. A. The Moon is between the Earth and the Sun

20. B. Galileo Galilei

21. A. Yes

22. B. 100 kilometers (62 miles)

23. A. Friction

24. A. Fusion of hydrogen

25. B. They're in freefall

26. B. Periapsis

27. A. The apoapsis will increase

28. B. An elliptical orbit used to transfer between two circular orbits in the same plane

29. C. Newton's Third Law of Motion

30. A. 8000 m/s (18000 mph)

Edited March 27, 2015 by tygoo7

[GreenWolf]

How did I do?

*snipped*

Looks like all of them are correct except for 1 and 23.

1. B

23. B

It's a little surprising how many KSPers have gotten the reentry heating question wrong. I guess not having to deal with reentry heating might have something to do with it.