Earth and Space

Sleep suffocation

Stories from Physics for 11-14 14-16 IOP RESOURCES

Astronauts on the International Space Station must sleep by a ventilator. The microgravity on the spacecraft means exhaled carbon dioxide does not move away from a sleeping astronaut and, without air circulation, they could suffocate in a bubble of their own carbon dioxide.

References

Sleep suffocation
Daily Life, Astronauts, 15th November 2012, Human Spaceflight and Exploration, ESA website, http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Astronauts/Daily_life

Appears in theseCollections

Show me

Filter
Apply filters
Apply Filter
Thinking About Teaching Collection

Stories from physics: Astronomy and space

Download the full booklet and explore more stories from physics. Introduction This...

For 11-14 14-16 76 Resources

Misconceptions
RESEARCH REVIEW Earth and Space

Most students think that it is cold in the winter because the Sun is further away from the Earth

  • Number of Resources1
  • Number of References14
  • Number of Diagnostic Resources2
RESEARCH REVIEW Earth and Space

Some students think the Earth is a sphere with the inside of the sphere being blue

  • Number of Resources3
  • Number of References5
  • Number of Diagnostic Resources3
RESEARCH REVIEW Earth and Space

Some students think that there are water molecules in the clouds but not in the air outside of the clouds

  • Number of Resources0
  • Number of References1
  • Number of Diagnostic Resources0
Limit Less Campaign

Support our manifesto for change

The IOP wants to support young people to fulfil their potential by doing physics. Please sign the manifesto today so that we can show our politicians there is widespread support for improving equity and inclusion across the education sector.

Sign today