These Online Quizzes Put Your Memory to the Test

As you age, you may notice that your memory isn’t quite as sharp as it used to be. Luckily, there are a number of online quizzes that will test your memory and help you to keep it strong for years to come. You’ll even notice yourself improving the more often you do them. Here are just a few of those memory quizzes that are available online.

Short Term Memory Test
Do you often find yourself not remembering why you walked into a room or forgetting to pick up milk on the way home from work? Short-term memory is very important in day-to-day life, and this online quiz will show you just how sharp yours it. A sequence of letters will quickly appear on the screen, and your test is to see how many you can remember.

Dinosaur Eggs
If you prefer a memory game that’s a bit more fun and exciting, Dinosaur Eggs is the perfect choice. This addictive online game features colorful graphics of adorable dinosaurs hidden in eggs, and players must match the dinosaurs with their twins by memorizing their position in the group.

Memory V
Popular educational website Knowledge Adventure created this explosive card game to test players’ memory in a creative way. The game displays a series of cards for just a moment before flipping them over, and players must avoid each card that contained a photo of a bomb.

Want to Be an Astronaut? Check Out These Five Facts!

Does the kid in you still dream about being an astronaut? If you're still dreaming of walking on the moon, check out these facts from NASA about space suits and walking in space!

1) The temperature in space varies drastically, so it's important that astronauts wear specially designed space suits. The temperature can get as hot as 250 degrees Fahrenheit and just as cold.

2) Without the astronauts in them, a space suit weights 280 pounds on earth, while in space, the suits are weightless. Space suits are custom-made for each astronaut, but there is no difference between male and female suits, except for size.

3) It takes 45 minutes to put on a space suit. Then, an astronaut must wait up to an hour, breathing in pure oxygen, to let the body adjust before going on a space walk.

4) To get used to the weightless feeling of outer space, astronauts practice in their suits in the Neutral Buoyancy Lab, a pool filled with 6.2 million gallons of water.

5) Space walks are called EVA, which stands for extravehicular activity. The first EVA by an American took place in June of 1965. The longest EVA to occur was almost nine hours long!

Visit NASA's website for more information.

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