Globalization II

From the text "Will Human Life on Earth Come to an End?":

What have scientists and science-fiction writers been thinking about for many years?

• transnational corporations

• space exploration and colonization

• publicized lectures

• terraforming, footstools, and videos

From the text "Will Human Life on Earth Come to an End?":\

Pollution and limited resources on Earth are two problems mentioned in the passage. What is a possible solution to these problems?

• A possible solution is for humans to leave Earth and live somewhere else.

• A possible solution is for humans to become more aggressive and selfish.

• A possible solution is for humans to extract more natural resources from Earth.

• A possible solution is for humans to read Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson.

From the text "Will Human Life on Earth Come to an End?":

The idea of space exploration has been around for centuries.

What evidence from the passage supports this statement?

• “In 1993 science-fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson published Red Mars, the first of his Mars trilogy. Red Mars is set in the year 2026. At the beginning of the novel, the spacecraft Ares departs. Aboard the Ares, the space colonists are bound for Mars.”

• “Robinson is an American writer. The Mars trilogy is his best-known work. Robinson is also an active outdoorsman. Themes of ecological sustainability run throughout his work, as do questions of social justice.”

• "In a letter dated from 1610, Johannes Kepler wrote to Galileo: 'As soon as somebody demonstrates the art of flying, settlers from our species of man will not be lacking. Given ships or sails adapted to the breezes of heaven, there will be those who will not shrink from even that vast expanse.'"

From the text "Will Human Life on Earth Come to an End?":

How have attitudes toward space colonization changed over time?

• Some people now consider space colonization an impossible idea rather than a possible adventure.

• Some people now consider space colonization a waste of money rather than a good idea.

• Some people now consider space colonization a dangerous activity rather than a safe undertaking.

• Some people now consider space colonization an urgent need rather than a possible adventure.

From the text "Will Human Life on Earth Come to an End?":

What is this passage mainly about?

• the idea of space exploration and colonization

• the Mars trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson

• competition for energy, water, and food on Earth

• ecological sustainability and social justice

From the text "Will Human Life on Earth Come to an End?":

Read the following sentence: “Who can say how far away we are from space colonization and life on Mars?”

What does the word colonization mean?

• the complete loss of natural resources

• the act of writing about space exploration

• the excitement of making a scientific discovery

• the setting up of life in a new place

From the text "Will Human Life on Earth Come to an End?":

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below.

Some people believe that the earth cannot continue to support its population; ______, they want humans to look for somewhere else to live.

• as a result

• such as

• never

• even though

From the text "The Vortex":

What weather phenomenon does Mrs. Matthews teach her students about?

• polar winds

• polar ice

• polar snow

• polar vortex

From the text "The Vortex":

What motivates Jamal to start a new club?

• Jamal wants to help reduce global climate change.

• Jamal thinks that starting a new club will make him cool.

• Jamal wants to earn extra credit in his science class.

• Jamal has a dream about starting a new club.

From the text "The Vortex":

The polar vortex has dangerous effects on the United States. What evidence from the passage supports this conclusion?

• “Previously that week, he had watched the local news anchors on television repeatedly talk about the icy temperatures that were creeping across the country.”

• “The cold winds can potentially hit the United States, Europe, and parts of Asia. This time, the polar vortex was affecting the United States.”

• “There were car accidents, losses of electricity and new shelters that had opened for those without heat. It was causing quite some trouble.”

• “Jamal left his science class perplexed. Of course he had heard of global warming and global climate change, but he hadn’t ever given it much thought.”