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Before Viewing: In the Before column mark each statement as True or False.

During or after viewing: Circle the correct answers in the After column based on watching the video. In the space below each statement, write evidence that supports the correct answer to the statement.

Before / Statements / After
T / F / NASA’s rover, Curiosity, will use airbags to land on the surface of Mars. / T / F
T / F / The Rover, Curiosity, was scheduled to touch down on Mars August 5th, 2012. / T / F
T / F / Curiosity, NASA’s rover, is much smaller than a car. / T / F
T / F / A supersonic parachute weighing 45 kg (100 pounds) assists in landing Curiosity on Mars. / T / F
T / F / ELD engineers work on ‘Entry, Descent and Landing’ techniques. / T / F
T / F / The Mars Science Laboratory entry, descent and landing phase will last approximately seven minutes. / T / F

After watching this video, two other questions I have about this topic are:

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ANSWER PAGE

Before / Statements / After
T / F / NASA’s rover, Curiosity, will use airbags to land on the surface of Mars. / T / F
In reality, landfills are carefully organized structures that have been designed to minimize environmental impact.
T / F / The Rover, Curiosity, was scheduled to touch down on Mars August 5th, 2012. / T / F
Unfortunately, there are a lot of environmental problems associated with using landfills. Perhaps the most obvious problem is that eventually we will run out of places to bury all of our trash.
T / F / Curiosity, NASA’s rover, is much smaller than a car. / T / F
After a large hole has been dug, the bottom and sides are covered with a layer of clay, a synthetic flexible material or a combination of the two. It's this layer that protects the outside soil from coming into contact with the garbage. The site is also outfitted with a system that collects any methane gas (a greenhouse gas) produced by the garbage.
T / F / A supersonic parachute weighing 45 kg (100 pounds) assists in landing Curiosity on Mars. / T / F
Eighty percent of industrial and municipal waste in Canada is disposed of in landfills.
T / F / ELD engineers work on ‘Entry, Descent and Landing’ techniques. / T / F
The site is also outfitted with a system that collects any methane gas (a greenhouse gas) produced by the garbage.
T / F / The Mars Science Laboratory entry, descent and landing phase will last approximately seven minutes. / T / F
Several steps are required before a permit can be issued: …

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