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Name at least 3 synonyms for 'piece'?
fragment, bit, chunk, etc.
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Is it true that 90% of objects in space are working pieces of equipment?
False
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What does ISS stand for?
The International Space Station
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What's the name of the heaviest object to orbit the Earth, apart from the Moon?
Mir
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How many satellites have been launched into space in the past 10 years approximately?
760/76 per year
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What happened to 'Mir' eventually?
Most of it burned up in the atmosphere, some fragments landed in the sea
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Why are even the smallest bits in space dangerous?
Because of their speed they can create a hole in a rocket and cause a leak.
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What eventually happens to satellites when they become defunct?
They burn up in the atmosphere.
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baam
Lose 25 points!
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seesaw
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fairy
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baam
Lose 5 points!
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Is it true that there are more large pieces of junk in space than small parts and bits?
False
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thief
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shark
Other team loses 10 points!
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gift
Win 25 points!
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banana
Go to last place!
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If it eventually happens, we won't be able to use the low-Earth orbit at all. What is it?
a cloud of debris
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baam
Lose 15 points!
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seesaw
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fairy
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What makes space junk stay up longer today?
Because of the extra CO2 in our atmosphere.
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What solution to the problem of increasing space junk is mentioned in the text?
'cleaning robots (satellites) which can attach a device to the junk pushing it into the atmosphere.
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Say at least one synonym of 'junk'
rubbish, litter, garbage, etc.
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