submerge - completely covered with a liquid, forlorn - abandoned or deserted, canals - artificial waterways for transportation or irrigation, immense - very large, atmosphere - the gas surrounding the earth; the air, mosaic - made of many small pieces of colored glass or stone, colonize - to settle and to establish control over, stimulus - something that causes action or reaction, monotony - sameness, boredom, extinct - not now existing, Informative texts - are a type of text that teaches, informs, or explains., Purpose of an informative text - To give the reader information on a topic., Structure of an informative text - ➔ Introductory Sentence - Comes first in the text, Focus statement, Facts & Examples, Conclusion Sentence - This is the last sentence in the text, What is the purpose of having the six people living in the geodesic domes on the slopes of Mauna Loa volcano? - Simulate what living on Mars would do the astronauts and what has to be put into it for success, How long does it take to get to Mars using current technology? - More than 8 months., What does the brain do when it becomes bored? - Fall into repetitive, harmful behavioral patterns. Seeks stimulus (stimulation, What is one of the best ways to combat boredom? - Staying busy with work - packed schedule., What is one challenge faced by the 100-year Starship project? - The incredible distance involved, What does Jemison mean when she says that the project must be inclusive? - (Mae Jemison is an astronaut.) She means space exploration should not just include scientists but all people, If humans someday colonize Mars, what must they do - settle it, move to and control it., If future astronauts engage in interstellar travel, where will they go? - from star to star, Why does the bittering family leave earth and move to Mars? - They wants to escape the war on earth, What's is the theme of the story, dark they were and golden eyed? - Places can change you, his wife’s and his children’s eyes get golden.), At the end of the story, what happens to all of the ear people who moved to Mars? - They became Martians and moved to the mountains, What happens on earth that causes the bitterings to be stuck on Mars? - An atom bomb hits New York, which stops the rocket from earth to Mars, What best describes the change Harry's attitude toward Mars goes through? - At first, Harry is anxious about living on Mars. But eventually he is happy with his new life, Why is Brock worried? - The dangerous world, feel unsafe,

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