Mark these statements True or False according to the text.
1. Scientists do not know what the northern lights are.
2. Scientists do not know how the northern lights begin.
3. Scientists can predict when the northern lights will happen.
4. The weather in space is important information for astronauts.
5. The magnetic field around the Earth protects us from the sun’s radiation.
6. The forecasting of space storms is very reliable.
7. The Earth is the only planet in the solar system with a magnetic field.
8. The northern lights are different colours.
Into the aurora
Level 1
Elementary
Comprehension check
3
Vocabulary 1: Prepositions
4
Fill the gaps in the phrases and sentences from the text using prepositions. Check your answers
in the text.
1. _______ the wrong place
2. sending spacecraft _______ space
3. the result _______ changes
4. the sun protects us _______
radiation
5. energy escapes _______ the magnetic field
6. come _______ contact _______ air
7. most _______
the time
8. _______ the last 50 years
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