Seven Minutes of Terror from NASA

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The video includes a print graphic that states: Mars’ atmosphere is 100 times thinner than Earth’s. This fact helps the viewer to understand that —

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the atmosphere is not thick enough to slow down the space vehicle.

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What makes Seven Minutes of Terror different from an informational text passage?

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Viewers get information using multiple senses.

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In the video, one of the scientists explains that as it travels through space, the space vehicle glows like the surface of the sun. This phrase helps to illustrate —

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the appearance of the space vehicle as it moves

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The point of view from which the video is told gives the viewer insight into —

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how the engineers work together as a team to achieve a goal

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The animated images of the space vehicle in the first few minutes of Seven Minutes of Terror help the viewer to —

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understand how the space vehicle functions

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The music in the video helps to —

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make the events feel more dramatic

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The purpose of this video is to —

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describe how engineers solved design challenges on a project

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What is the meaning of the word choreography in the context of landing a space vehicle?

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A series of planned situations

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What is the most likely reason that the creators of the video chose the title Seven Minutes of Terror? Options: A. To warn viewers that the content of the video will be frightening, B. To let viewers know how long the video will take to watch, D. To trick viewers by using a play on words that sounds like a horror film

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To give viewers a hint as to what the content of the video will be.