Задание

Match arguments with counter arguments.

  • Объекты 1
    • Space exploration is a waste of time and money.
    • All the years we have been exploring space have not led to anything worthwhile.
    • There are a lot of problems on our planet which should be solved as soon as possible, such as climate change, poverty, natural disasters, exhaustion of resources.
    • By sending people into space, we put them at great risk. Besides, we still do not know about the long term effects on astronauts' health after spending much time in space.
    • Trying to learn about other worlds we have actually been damaging our own because building and launching rockets often involves using toxic substances and dumping tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
    • Let us focus on the present instead of the future.
  • Объекты 2
    • The agencies that develop space technology tend to provide a good return on investment.
    • Due to the specialized tools and machines, we use to explore space, scientists often make technological advancement while developing these tools and technologies which can be later used on an everyday basis.
    • If we discover new worlds, new elements on other planets, this could help us to solve our own issues back on the ground.
    • Science has always involved risk and this risk is definitely worth exploring space.
    • Scientists do their best to create new technologies to make the space industry earth-friendly by making new types of propellants that do not pollute the atmosphere.
    • Humanity can never be where it is today without challenges, and if we don't put an effort to challenge ourselves, our species will remain stagnant. Space exploration is necessary to push humanity further.