activity of text interpretation, aimed at fifth-year elementary school students, about the asteroid Vesta. He was discovered 215 years ago. Shall we know more about this interesting subject? So, read the text carefully! Then answer the various interpretive questions proposed!
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The object's area was equivalent to twice the territory of California
Almost planet. On March 29, 1807, German astronomer Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers discovered a giant asteroid while looking for a new planet between Mars and Jupiter. The celestial body was christened Vesta, after the goddess of sacred fire. The object's area was equivalent to twice the territory of California in the United States.
Before this discovery, in 1779, Olbers developed a new method of calculating the orbits of comets. He also discovered the asteroid Pallas and five comets during his investigations in Bremen, Germany.
More than two centuries after Vesta was discovered, NASA embarked on a mission with the Dawn spacecraft from July 16, 2011 to September 5, 2012, to gather information about the asteroid for the first time.
According to studies carried out during the mission, Vesta formed 1 to 2 million years after the birth of the Solar System. The probe took images from a distance of about 5,000 kilometers from the surface of the asteroid. Vesta is believed to have had a deep impact and about 6% of all meteorites found on Planet Earth come from what happened to Vesta.
With an almost spherical shape, it is almost considered a dwarf planet. In scientific articles published in 2012, the asteroid was called a protoplanet, that is, it was only in the initial phase of a planet's development.
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Question 1 - Read back:
“The area of the object was equivalent to twice the territory of California in the United States.”
What object does the text refer to?
Question 2 – In “Also discovered the asteroid Pallas and five comets during their investigations in Bremen, Germany.”, the underlined word indicates:
( ) sum.
( ) opposition.
( ) alternation.
Question 3 – According to the text, "More than two centuries after Vesta was discovered, NASA undertook a mission with the Dawn spacecraft." Identify the purpose of this mission:
( ) look for a new planet.
( ) calculate the orbits of comets.
( ) collect information about Vesta for the first time.
Question 4 – According to the text, the asteroid Vesta was discovered:
( ) in 1779.
( ) in 1807.
( ) in 2012.
Question 5 - In the segment "With an almost spherical shape, is almost considered a dwarf planet.”, the highlighted part is:
( ) a narration.
( ) a description.
( ) an argument.
Question 6 - Watch:
“[…] the asteroid was termed as a protoplanet, ie, was only in the initial phase of a planet’s development.”
The underlined expression introduces:
( ) one explanation.
( ) a justification.
( ) a comparison.
Question 7 - It can be concluded that the text aims to:
( ) report a fact.
( ) publicize a discovery.
( ) tell the story of a researcher.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.
