Humans Need to Explore Outer Space

With so much human investment made, we must go forward, fully embracing space exploration as an important priority.

Embracing means...

• Experiment or invest

• Exceed or go beyond

• Accepting or acknowledging

• Idea or suggestion

• Critical or essential

New discoveries keep emerging that raise more questions. It is imperative that we use all our available resources to continue research on Mars.

Imperative means...

• Experiment or invest

• Exceed or go beyond

• Accepting or acknowledging

• Idea or suggestion

• Critical or essential

The future of the human race and Earth itself is at stake. We are close to surpassing our planet's carrying capacity and exhausting our natural resources.

Surpassing means...

• Experiment or invest

• Exceed or go beyond

• Accepting or acknowledging

• Idea or suggestion

• Critical or essential

Private companies looking to colonize Mars beleive the risk of space flight is similar to that of climbing Mount Everest. As we all know, this is a risky, but not impossible proposition.

Proposition means...

• Experiment or invest

• Exceed or go beyond

• Accepting or acknowledging

• Idea or suggestion

• Critical or essential

Technological innovations are developing to allow us to venture even farther into space.

Venture means...

• Experiment or invest

• Accepting or acknowledging

• Idea or suggestion

• Critical or essential

Which sentence from the article is the author's thesis statement?

• Space travel has its documented dangers; however, direct human involvement could likely boost the potential for discovery.

• It is imperative that we use all our available resources to continue to research on Mars.

• With so much human investment made, we must go forward, fulling embracing space exploration as an important priority. Our future in space depends on science.

• NASA has also conducted robotic missions within our solar system.

Which sentence from the text is the author's counterargument?

• But space travel is not without risk. NASA's Space Shuttle Program, which was the main connections to the International Space Station, suffered two terrible losses.

• Technological innovations are developing to allow us to venture even father into space.

• NASA has also conducted robotic missions in our solar system.

• On the other hand, the future of the human race and Earth itself is at stake.

Which examples from the article support the author's claim that humans should pursue space exploration and travel? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.

• There have been accidents during space shuttle missions that have resulted in astronaut deaths.

• Technological advancements are making it easier for us to explore deeper into space.

• Continuing human space exploration is the only way to find alien life.

• We are exhausting Earth's natural resources, so we need to find a new place to live.

• The asteroids in space offer a great opportunity for mining minerals and reosurces.

Early missions to Mars such as Mars Odyssey were designed to make discoveries under the theme of “Follow the Water.” ...With the Curiosity rover, the Mars Exploration Program is following a next-step strategy known as “Seek Signs of Life.” ...Future Mars missions would likely be designed to search for life itself in places identified as potential past or present habitats.

What is the text structure?

• Chronological

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

What is the author's purpose for writing the article "Humans Need to Explore Outer Space"?

• to entertain the reader with stories of previous space missions

• to inform the reader about what is involved in conducting a space mission

• to persuade the reader that humans should continue to pursue space travel

• to describe to the reader what planets humans want to travel to