Claims
This is the author's central claim.
We should save the Earth before we think about living on other planets.
This is what JPL tracks to help keep Earth safe.
What are Near-Earth Objects?
Camille was ______ about the test because she had not studied.
What is anxious?
True or false: the author believes an asteroid will hit the world and kill all life.
This is one of the ways the author thinks we could save the earth.
What is clean up ocean plastic, preserve flora & fauna, protect endangered species, etc?
This is a rough definition of terraforming.
Making another world more like Earth so people can live there.
This is a synonym for rectify.
What is solved?
Overall, the author does/does not appreciate Earth.
What is does appreciate?
The author believes this is currently the biggest threat to Earth.
What is not taking care of Earth?
This is roughly how many Earth-like planets we have found.
What is "precious few?"
The ___________ hurricane wiped out an entire city.
What is "calamitous?"
This is why Mars currently doesn't work as a replacement for Earth.
What is, Mars isn't currently habitable?
This is the counterclaim that the author introduces to the text.
What is, the Earth could get hit by a Near-Earth Object?
This is what the B612 Foundation believes.
What is, the Earth will soon be hit by another asteroid?
What is similarity?
The author thinks that if we develop terraforming technology, we should use it on this planet first.
What is Earth?
This is the rebuttal the author introduces to the text.
This is the amount of time since the last life-ending impactor.
What is 65 million years?
This is a synonym for verdant.
What is lush?
From the quote "precious few resemble our own," we can infer that the author believes this about our ability to find another habitable planet.