What's going on in outer Space?

Which statement expresses the main idea of the text?

• Scientists' goal in exploring space is to find planets that can support human life

• Cassini and SOFIA have provided everything scientists need to know about space.

• Scientists are uncovering new information and making new advances in space.

• Growing cabbage and lettuce in space means that astronauts can harvest almost any vegetable.

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Which of the following describes the author's main purpose in the text?

• to show how little scientists truly know about space

• to describe some of the recent discoveries and advances made in space

• to emphasize the importance of finding another planet that can support life

• to prove that scientists are close to sending astronauts on long missions in space

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How does the section "Farming in space" contribute to the development of ideas in the text? (Paragraphs 7-9)

• It questions whether the food grown in space is safe for people to eat

• It emphasizes how scientists are still very limited in what they can grow in space

• It highlights the recent progress scientists have made in growing food in space.

• It reveals that this is the first time scientists have been able to grow food in space.

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Which detail supports the idea that scientists are making new advances in space?

• "The Cassini spacecraft, which was sent into outer space almost 20 years ago, is going to complete its final data-collecting mission by September 2017."

• "What happens when Cassini has completed its mission? It won't come back to Earth. Instead, it'll destroy itself and dissolve into Saturn's atmosphere."

• "It also contains a big planet that keeps the debris from reaching its outer zone, like Neptune does in our solar system."

• "Recently, NASA astronaut Jack Fischer harvested a crop of Chinese cabbage. The crew ate some of it and packaged up the rest for further research and testing on Earth."

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Which of the following best explains why scientists are excited about the discoveries made in space? -

• The planets discovered can support human life

• Life has been found on recent discovered planets

• Scientists have never traveled this deep into space before

• Some of the planets found the potential to support life..

In paragraph 1 the word habitable refers to the three out of the seven planets as

• A newly discovered planet

• A place where people like going

• A place where humans can live

• A place that is dangerous to humans

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According to the selection, the purpose of Cassini and SOFIA is to-

• Find planets that are habitable for humans

• Collect information about space

• Travel as far as they possibly can

• Send humans into space

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Which of the following expresses the main idea of the section “Cassini Spacecraft”?

• The Cassini spacecraft’s mission was to collect data from Saturn.

• The Cassini spacecraft was sent to mars to take pictures

• The Cassini spacecraft completed its mission in 2017.

• The Cassini spacecraft self destroyed after completing its mission in 2017.

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Why are scientists experimenting with growing food in space?

• They want to find a way for astronauts to grow food while on missions in space

• They want to provide astronauts with better tasting food

• They want to move farming to space to protect the environment

• They think farming in space could lead to better practices.