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Moons of our Solar System
Moons of our Solar System

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1.3 How small? How expensive?

Now you have a chance to weigh up some of the costs of sending objects into space. It’s a very basic non-scored activity. Don’t worry if you don’t know some of the answers. Take an educated guess.

Activity 1 The costs of sending objects into space

Timing: Allow approximately 15 minutes.

a. 

$3000


b. 

$10 000


c. 

$230 000


d. 

$600 000


The correct answer is b.

b. 

Well done.


a. 

20 kg


b. 

899 kg


c. 

1000 kg


The correct answer is b.

b. 

Correct.


a. 

$2 million


b. 

$100 million


c. 

$2.5 billion


The correct answer is c.

c. 

Correct.


a. 

$10 billion


b. 

$20 billion


c. 

$150 billion


The correct answer is c.

c. 

Correct.


a. 

$6 million


b. 

$45 million


c. 

$650 million


d. 

$1 billion


The correct answer is c.

c. 

Correct.