Life Without Gravity

Life Without Gravity

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Lindsey Valls

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7th Grade

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Multiple Choice

2 mins

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According to "Life Without Gravity," how does weightlessness affect the circulation of blood?

It causes blood to flow more slowly.

It causes blood to flow to the head.

It causes blood to flow more quickly.

It causes blood to flow to the legs.

2.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

According to the text, why can astronauts' muscles become weak?

Without gravity, the blood is rerouted from the legs to the head.

With gravity, the body "grows" by as much as several inches.

Without gravity, eating is difficult, so the body does not get proper nutrition.

Without gravity, the muscles do not push or pull on the body's bones.

3.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

According to the passage, what might happen if astronauts' bones become very weak?

The astronauts would throw up when they returned to Earth.

Thier bones would snap when they returned to Earth.

The astronauts would continue to grow when they returned to Earth.

Thier hearts would pump harder when they returned to Earth.

4.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Which detail from the passage supports the main idea that weightlessness makes bones "thin and spongy"?

Astronauts "grow" taller

Astronauts lose bone tissue.

Astronauts develop straight spines.

Astronauts enjoy weightlessness.

5.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Which sentence is the topic sentence of this paragraph from the passage?
Worst of all is how their stomachs feel. During the first few days in space, the inner ear - which gives people their sense of balance- gets confused.  Many astronauts become nauseous.  They lose their appetites.  Many throw up.  Many throw up a lot.

Worst of all is how their stomachs feel.

Many astronauts become nauseous.

They lose their appetites.

Many throw up.

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