Trip to the Moon

an imaginative illustration of a spacecraft traveling to the moon, with a starry night sky and Earth in the background

Trip to the Moon Quiz

Do you have what it takes to explore the cosmos? Test your knowledge with our engaging quiz about a hypothetical trip to the Moon! From planning costs to food logistics and environmental factors, challenge yourself with five insightful questions.

Calculate launch costs
Determine travel time
Manage food supplies
Analyze oxygen production
Compare temperature ranges

5 Questions1 MinutesCreated by ExploringGalaxy502

If it costs about $450 million to launch a shuttle into space. How much money does it cost to launch n spacecraft?

450,000,000n

450,000,000

450,000n

450n

Your flight will have to cover a distance of 162,000,000 miles. Your spacecraft can fly at a speed of 36,000 miles per hour. Which equation will determine how long your trip will take? Note: t represents time in hours.

162,000,000-36,000 = t

36,000t = 162,000,000

162,000,000t = 36,000

T = 162,000,000 x 36,000

There is a total of 4,687,500 calories worth of food on board. Your spacecraft is holding 8 people and has enough food that each crew member can eat 2,500 calories per day for the entire length of the 187.5 day trip. The spacecraft also carries c calories of extra food for emergencies. Which equation would determine how many extra calories of food, c, are the spacecraft in case of an emergency?

4,687,500 = 8 x 2,500 x 187.5 + c

2,500c x 187.5 x 8 = 4,687,500

8 x 2,500 x 187.5 = c

4,687,500 = 8 x 2,500 x 187.5 - c

A machine called Moxie will produce about 20 grams of oxygen every hour and will run all day. A space suit's primary oxygen tank holds 0.55 kilograms of oxygen. Considering the amount of oxygen Moxie produces per day, by what percentage must this amount increase in order to fill a space suit's tank in a single day?

20%

30%

10%

15%

Temperature on Earth can range from -126 F to 136F. NASA has collected data indicating that when you travel to the moon, it might be as low as -225 F or as warm as 70 F. Which equation determines how many more degrees larger the range of temperatures is on the Moon than on Earth?

|[70 + (-225)] + [136 + (-126)]| = | - 140| = 140 degrees

[136 - (-126)] + [70 -(-225)] = 557 degrees

[70-(-225)] - [136 - (-126)] = 33 degrees

[136 + 70] - [(-225) + (-126)]= 557 degrees

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