Unit 10 Reading Comprehension Exercise
True or False Exercise
Satellites can forewarn people of impending disasters such as hurricanes and earthquakes.
- True
- False
Satellites were originally created to provide information on impending natural disasters.
- True
- False
The UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) has helped shift the purpose of satellite technology from peaceful to military uses.
- True
- False
The UN must pay a lot of money to use the satellite technology of the US and the Russian Federation.
- True
- False
The UNOOSA also deals with education programmes that teach students about space technology.
- True
- False
A UNESCO programme allows teachers in developing countries to create multi-media lessons for their students.
- True
- False
A science-fiction writer made a speech at the UN UNISPACE III conference.
- True
- False
Arthur C. Clarke thinks human beings will eventually abandon space exploration.
- True
- False