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Scavenger Hunt

1. How many past, present, and future satellite missions are associated with NASA's Earth Science Program? Visit eos.nasa.gov/eos_homepage/mission_profiles/ to find the answer.

20
21
22
24
25

2. The Blue Marble is a high resolution dataset that shows what planet? Visit earthobservatory.nasa.gov/ to find the answer.
Moon
Sun
Earth
Pluto
Venus

3. What NASA global data set shows where tiny floating plants that live in the ocean? Visit neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/ to find the answer.
Snow Cover
Water Leaving Radiance
Aerosol Optical Thickness
Chlorophyll
False Color

4. Who is commander of Atlantis for STS-117? Visit www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/ to find the answer.
Sunita L. Williams
Steven R. Swanson
Frederick W. Sturckow
Patrick G. Forrester
Lee Joseph Archambault

5. Finish this sentence: The more we know about the universe, the more we learn about ___________. To complete this quote visit www.nasa.gov/missions/highlights/.
the Earth
humanity
the Solar System
ourselves
the Moon

6. The Orion spacecraft will have _______ volume than the Apollo capsules, reducing development time, boosting stability, and permitting safe travel for up to ______ crewmembers. Visit www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/constellation/orion/ to find the answer.
less; 1
more; 4
less; 2
more; 6
more; 10

7. What is the name of the rocket that will propel the Orion capsule into orbit? Visit www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/constellation/ares/rocket_science.html to find the answer.
Ares I
Apollo II
Challenger
Saturn
Delta IV

8. Space radiation is a hazard to astronauts on the Moon. Visit lunar.gsfc.nasa.gov/science.html to find the answer.
True
False

9. In the Age of Space, promoting international cooperation is important, and is one of the reasons NASA is going back to moon. Visit www.nasa.gov/missions/solarsystem/Why_We_07.html to find the answer.
True
False

10. India is building an instrument called the Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) that will conduct a detailed study of the mineral makeup of the Moon on a spacecraft built by NASA. Visit moonmineralogymapper.jpl.nasa.gov/ to find the answer.
True
False

11. In recent years, Artic sea ice has been on the wane, on September 14, 2006, what was the sea ice coverage? Visit nasadaacs.eos.nasa.gov/articles/ to find the answer.
5.9 million square kilometers
60,421 square kilometers
6 million square kilometers
5.7 million square kilometers
14.5 million square kilometers

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