Test Practice
This is the author's main claim about exploring space.
What is, "it's worth exploring for the many benefits we get?"
Medical research in space did this for us.
This word means keep trying, continue despite difficulty.
What is persist?
The author would (agree/disagree) with this statement: learning more about space will help us with issues on Earth.
What is agree?
According to the author, money spent on space travel actually helps us solve problems here.
What is on Earth?
Most Americans believe that funding for NASA is extremely ____________, when it's actually the opposite.
What is high/large/inflated?
This word's antonym is destroy.
What is improve?
Read this quote:
"Most Americans know that funding for NASA is part of the total U.S. budget, but many people significantly overestimate the percentage that is allotted."
This quote supports this reasoning about how much NASA costs.
What is, NASA is not very expensive?
Studying Venus taught us this about Earth.
What is how greenhouse effects affect the world?
This is one of the negative things that the author lists as a reason folks think we shouldn't go to space
What is: environmental problems, public health issues, social equality issues?
In an opinion essay, this is a claim the author provides that is opposite of their own claim.
What is a counterclaim?
This quote is either a claim or reasoning that supports the claim: "The more we learn about what lies beyond Earth, the better we understand our own planet."
What is reasoning?
This is how much of the US budget NASA costs.
What is 0.3% of the budget?
According to the author, NASA has this effect on the US.
What is: creates new businesses and jobs, makes the economy stronger, helps us address Earth problems?
This word fills in the blank: the _____ of our atmosphere means it could be easily harmed.
What is fragility?
This is either a counterclaim or a rebuttal:
"Although critics worry about costs, space funding creates jobs that help solve Earth problems."
What is a rebuttal?
This is one way that space exploration could inspire children.
What is, it could inspire them to become engineers, make them want to solve problems, or motivate them to become doctors?
This is one of the five benefits that space exploration gives us.
What is: understanding Earth better, new medical discoveries, technological advances, new businesses, or high-paying jobs?
When Sally argued that Avengers: Infinity Wars was the best movie ever, Damion disagreed and provided this.
What is a rebuttal?
This is either a counterclaim or a rebuttal:
"Critics say we should not go to space because it would take money away from pressing problems on Earth."
What is a counterclaim?