Assignment 1
a Name seven or more words related to space.
| Smashing
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Assignment 2
Read the text. Connect the words and expressions in the two columns that have the same meaning.
| 1. to smash | a. to let something change its path or direction |
| 2. to collide | b. to circle around |
| 3. the first of its kind | c. earlier |
| 4. to launch | d. the first one like this |
| 5. target | e. to hit something with strong force |
| 6. to orbit | f. to break something into many pieces |
| 7. to take something off its course | g. not dangerous |
| 8. beforehand | h. possible |
| 9. in the foreseeable future | i. to send a rocket into the air |
| 10. well in advance | j. soon |
| 11. harmless | k. some time before something happens |
| 12. potential | l. thing at which an attack is aimed |
| 13. threats | m. things that could cause trouble, harm, etc. |
Assignment 3
a True or false?
1 NASA sent a rocket into space to smash into an asteroid.
2 NASA is trying to move asteroids to make room for space travel.
3 NASA wants to find out if they can move asteroids that could collide with Earth.
4 DART is short for: Double Asteroid Redirection Test.
5 There has never been anything like the DART mission before.
6 In a new science fiction movie an asteroid and Earth collide.
7 We will know if the DART mission was successful in 10 months.
b What is NASA?
1 A code name for the Double Asteroid Redirection Test.
2 The Planetary and Space Science Centre at the University of New Brunswick.
3 The short name for the Vandenberg Air Force Base on the California coast.
4 The U.S. government agency responsible for space science and technology.
c Why are scientists testing if they can smash an asteroid?
1 If we don’t do anything now, most of Earth’s animal species will be killed.
2 The risk of a collision between an asteroid and Earth is very small, but they want to be prepared.
3 There is a big risk of a collision between an asteroid and Earth, so they want to be prepared.
4 They are tracking many potentially dangerous asteroids and want to smash them all.
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