CyberHunt Kids

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DIRECTIONS Put on your space suit, check your oxygen supplies, and get ready to explore the wonders of the galaxy! Visit the Web sites below, and write your answers on a separate piece of paper, or on the reproducible provided by your teacher.

1. How fast do meteoroids heading into Earth's atmosphere travel?

2. If Americans could take vacations on the Space Shuttle, how much would they be willing to pay? How much would you be willing to pay?

3. If space vacations do become a reality, what “space sports” might be invented? Name two.

4. How big is Kleopatra, the giant “dog bone” asteroid?

5. On a historic flight in 1969, astronauts from the Apollo 11 spacecraft landed the lunar module "Eagle" on the Moon. What are the names of the two astronauts who first walked on the Moon?

6. How much hydrogen and oxygen do the Space Shuttle's engines burn in one minute? (HINT: Click on different parts of the Space Shuttle to learn about them. The main engines are outlined in orange.)

7. What is the name of the volcano on Venus?

8. Which planet in our solar system is the largest? Could an astronaut stand on its surface?

An Instructor magazine reproducible. © 2000 Scholastic Inc. Teachers may make copies of this page for students.

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			DIRECTIONS Put on your space suit, check your oxygen supplies, and get ready to explore the wonders of the galaxy! Visit the Web sites below, and write your answers on a separate piece of paper, or on the reproducible provided by your teacher.

		1. How fast do meteoroids heading into Earth's atmosphere travel? 2. If Americans could take vacations on the Space Shuttle, how much would they be willing to pay? How much would you be willing to pay? 3. If space vacations do become a reality, what “space sports” might be invented? Name two. 4. How big is Kleopatra, the giant “dog bone” asteroid?

			5. On a historic flight in 1969, astronauts from the Apollo 11 spacecraft landed the lunar module "Eagle" on the Moon. What are the names of the two astronauts who first walked on the Moon? 6. How much hydrogen and oxygen do the Space Shuttle's engines burn in one minute? (HINT: Click on different parts of the Space Shuttle to learn about them. The main engines are outlined in orange.) 7. What is the name of the volcano on Venus? 8. Which planet in our solar system is the largest? Could an astronaut stand on its surface?

		An Instructor magazine reproducible. © 2000 Scholastic Inc. Teachers may make copies of this page for students.