What on Earth Can Space Teach Us?

1

Get ready! Listen to the recording and find the word corresponding to each of the following definitions.
1) long stick (n.) ➜
2) studying / calculating (v.) ➜
3) action of shaking (n.) ➜
4) deep understanding (n.) ➜
5) center / heart (n.) ➜
6) sensor (n.) ➜
7) information (n. ➜
8) cloud of gas (n.) ➜

2

Watch the video. Pick out as many words as possible to explain the basic idea of InSight.

3

Pick out words for each element to explain its purpose.
1) Seismometer:

2) Heat flow and physical properties probe:

3) Wind and thermal shield:

4

Pick out elements about Mars:

5

a. Why does Jaime Singer compare InSight to “playing the claw game on Mars with no joystick”?


b. Why is InSight “much much more than a Mars mission”?