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1) The ISS will orbit:
    Earth.
    the Moon.
    the Solar System.
    the Galaxy.


2) The ISS will be used:
    as a hotel and resort for wealthy vacationers.
    to do state-of-the-art research.
    to spy on enemy countries.
    in case the Earth can no longer support life.


3) How many countries are involved in making the ISS?
    6.
    All the member nations of the UN.
    43.
    16.


4) What is the volume of the ISS?
    150 yards.
    1,000,000 pounds.
    110 kilowatts.
    43,000 cubic feet.


5) The first component of the ISS was launched in ________.
    1969
    1971
    1981
    1998


6) ISS stands for:
    Internet Space Software.
    International Space Ship.
    Institute for Space Science.
    International Space Station.


7) How much does the ISS weigh?
    1,000,000 pounds.
    100 elephants.
    All of the above.
    None of the above.


8) Overall coordination of construction is being done by:
    the UN.
    the US.
    Russia.
    All of the above.


9) Research on the ISS will be done in which field(s)?
    Microgravity.
    Life Science.
    Space and Earth Science.
    All of the above.


10)In outer space, astronauts experience:
    Muscle deterioration.
    Itchy feet.
    Shaky hands.
    Weight gain.
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