Science and Cinema Week 1 Test: Key Concepts Explained

Started on Friday, 9 June 2023, 2:55 PM State Finished Completed on Friday, 9 June 2023, 3:01 PM Time taken 6 mins 19 secs Grade 13 outof 15 (87%) Question 1 What is the name of the group that the lecturer (that's me, the guy talking) introduces at the start of the lecture and 'makes fun of"...? Correct Mark 1 out of 1 Select one: v Flag question a. Global Citizens b. Machiavellians c. Discworldians d. Flat Earthers v Yeap, that's correct. e. Pratchettites Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: Flat Earthers

Question 2 What do the letters CM stand for in relation to the Apollo missions? Correct Mark 1 out of 1 Select one: v Flag question a. Cosmonaut Mutilater b. Committee Made c. Constitutional Managment d. Command Module v Correct! e. Construction Mode Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: Command Module

Question 3 What is the name of the radiation belt that surrounds the Earth? Correct Mark 1 out of 1 Select one: v Flag question a. SaturnV b. VanAllen v Correct! c. Tellurium d. Orion's e. Megingjord Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: Van Allen

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Question 4 Which planet in our solar system might we be able to colonise? Correct Mark 1 out of 1 Select one: v Flag question a. Jupiter b. Mars«v Correct! c. Saturn d. Venus e. Mercury Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: Mars

Question 5 Incorrect Mark 0 out of 1 v Flag question Why is it difficult to explore beyond our solar system? Select one: a. Ever since The Big Bang the universe has been expanding, this means that the distance between out solar x I'm sorry, it has to do with system and another is constantly increasing. This expansion is occurring at such a rate that we will never be being limited by the able to go fast enough to overcome the increasing distance. speed of light... b. There are no other suns, so the absence of light means it is very difficult to find other planets (as they are black against a black background). c. Aliens have declared a no-fly zone around our solar system d. We live in a simulation that ends at the edge of our solar system e. We are limited by the speed of light, it would take a long time to get anywhere without 'new technology' Your answer is incorrect. The correct answer is: We are limited by the speed of light, it would take a long time to get anywhere without 'new technology’ 1

Question & On an Apollo mission, how many astronauts are sent into space? Correct Mark 1 out of 1 Select one: ¥ Flag question a. Adifferent number. b. 3.« Correct! c. 4. d. 2 e & Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: 3.

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Question 7 Who was the commander of the Apollo 13 mission? Correct Mark 1 out of 1 Select one: ¥ Flag question a. Neil Armstrong b. Buzz Aldrin c. Jim Lovell v Correct! d. Fred Haise e. Jeffrey Kluger Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: Jim Lovell

Question 8 Why did the crew of Apollo 13 need to make alterations to the filters/scrubbers so that they would fit into the lunar module? Incorrect Mark 0 out of 1 Select one: ¥ Flag question a. They produce O, that the crew was running out of. b. N.A.S.A. needed to keep the astronauts busy so they would not get hypothermia. c. They remove CO, from the air. d. They did not want to leave any equipment behind once they jettisoned the service module. e. All of the answers are correct. x Sorry, CO, is poisonous so they needed to remove it. Your answer is incorrect. The correct answer is: They remove CO, from the air.

Question 9 Why does mission control lose contact with astronauts when they re-enter the Earth's atmosphere? Correct Mark 1 out of 1 Select one: ¥ Flag question a. Mission control intentionally do not communicate so that the astronauts can concentrate. b. The radio antenna came off during re-entry so they could not contact mission control until after they had landed c. The crew lost power. d. The crew were angry with mission control so intentionally did not respond. e. Heat from re-entry creates ionized radiation which disrupts communication. + Correct! Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: Heat from re-entry creates ionized radiation which disrupts communication.

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Question 10 Why was the original pilot of Apollo 13 (Ken Mattingly) replaced? Correct Mark 1 out of 1 Select one: ¥ Flag question a. He was too tall for the CM b. He had a falling out with the Mission Commander c. He was suspected to have anillness v Correct! d. He was too short for the CM e. He had an accident in training which resulted in him breaking his arm Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: He was suspected to have an illness

Question 11 In The Martian, why is Mark Watney left behind on Mars? Correct Mark 1 out of 1 Select one: ¥ Flag question a. He was injured so would not have survived the ascent b. It was part of the mission, N.A.S.A. wanted to see if a man could survive for an extended period of time on Mars c. Heis hit by debris which leads the crew to believe that he is dead v Correct! d. The rest of the crew mutinied and left Mark there e. He choose to remain behind so that the rest of the crew could escape Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: He is hit by debris which leads the crew to believe that he is dead

Question 12 In The Martian, with a limited supply of food, Mark is forced to create/find more, how does he do this? Correct Mark 1 out of 1 Select one: ¥ Flag question a. N.A.S.A. sends supplies on a Chinese rocket b. He finds supplies in a ship from another (cancelled) mission c. He grows potatoes using soil fetralised with human + Correct! He is a skilled botanist so he grows potatoes using soil fetralised with faeces human faeces d. Mark is able to repair the replicator and can then synthesize more food e. Mark turns to cannibalism Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: He grows potatoes using soil fetralised with human faeces

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Question 13 In The Martian, how does Mark keep himself warm in the Rover at night? Correct Mark 1 out of 1 Select one: v Flag question a. He uses additional solar panels to power the Rover's heaters b. He digs up a plutonium containing generator + Correct! The radioactive decay from the plutonium generates heat c. He modifies the Rover's cockpit, creating a greenhouse like structure that traps the heat from the Sun d. Trick question - Mars is warm even at night due to the atmosphere being predominantly CO, ( - the greenhouse effect of/on the entire planet means that Mars is just as warm at night as it is during the day) e. He uses the heater in his spacesuit (plugged into the Rover's power supply) Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: He digs up a plutonium containing generator

Question 14 In The Martian, how does Mark re-establish communications with N.A.S.A.? Correct Mark 1 out of 1 Select one: ¥ Flag question a. He boosts the power to the communication equipment in the Rover b. He uses communication equipment on an old probe (Pathfinder) «+ Correct! c. He writes messages in the soil that N.A.S.A. satellites can see d. Mark is able to send/receive Morse Code (the light on the console - flashes on/off) e. Mark is able to repair the radio (after many failed attempts) Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: He uses communication equipment on an old probe (Pathfinder)

Question 15 How does Mark finally get off of Mars (in The Martian)? Correct Mark 1 out of 1 Select one: ¥ Flag question a. N.AS.A are able to send the Ares IV ahead of schedule and he uses the MAV to return to Earth b. Mark is able to build his own 'spacecraft' from parts of the Hab and Rover c. Heis able to use the Chinese 'rocket’ Taiyang Shen (Sun God) that the C.N.S.A. were going to use on their mission to Mars d. He does not get off Mars e. He uses the MAV from Ares IV to get into orbit, then the crew of the Hermes are able to 'collect’ him +» Correct! Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: He uses the MAV from Ares [V to get into orbit, then the crew of the Hermes are able to 'collect’ him

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