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Then answer each question.  \nSpace Based Astronomy  \nIf you go to the country , far from city lights , you can see about 3 ,0 0 0 stars on a clear night. If your eyes were bigger , you could see many more stars . With a pair of binoculars , an optical device that effectively enlarges the pupil of your eye by about 3 0 times , the number of stars you can see  \nincreases to the tens of thousands . With a medium-sized telescope with alight-collecting mirror 3 0 centimeters in diameter , you can see hundreds of thousands of stars. With a l arge observatory telescope , millions of stars become visible.  \nIt would seem that when it comes to observing the universe , the larger the instrument , the better. This is true up to a point , but there are limits—limits not imposed by technology but by nature itself.  \nSurrounding Earth is a life-sustaining atmosphere that stands between our eyes and the radiation that falls upon Earth from outer space. This  \nradiation is comprised of a very broad spectrum of energies and  \nwavelengths. Collectively, they are referred to as the electromagnetic spectrum. They range from radio and microwave radiation on the low  \nenergy (long wavelength ) end through infrared , visible , ultraviolet, and xrays to gamma ray s on the high energy (short wavelength ) end. Gases and other components of our atmosphere distort, filter , and block most of  \nthis radiation permitting only a partial picture , primarily visible radiation  \nand some radio waves , to reach Earth’s surface. Although manythings can be learned about our universe by studying it from the  \nsurface of Earth , the story is incomplete. To view celestial objects over the whole  \nrange of the  \nelectromagnetic spectrum, it is essential to climb  \nabove the atmosphere into outer space.  \nGrade 5 Reading Comprehension Worksheet  \nFrom its earliest days, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has used the emerging technology of rockets to explore the  \nuniverse. By lofting telescopes and other scientific instruments a bove the veil of Earth’s atmosphere, NASA has delivered a treasure house of information to astronomers , leading them to rethink their most fundamental ideas about what the universe is, how it came to be , how it functions, and what it is likely to become.  \n[ Via NASA Educational Technology Services]  \nGrade 5 Reading Comprehension Worksheet  \nQuestions:  \n1. Why do you think city lights would prevent you from seeing stars?  \n______________________________________________________________________________  \n______________________________________________________________________________  \n2. What do you need to see hundreds of thousands of stars?  \n______________________________________________________________________________  \n______________________________________________________________________________  \n3. What does the Earth’s atmosphere do to sustain life on Earth?  \n______________________________________________________________________________  \n______________________________________________________________________________  \n4. What do you think the phrase treasure house is synonymous with in this short story?  \n______________________________________________________________________________  \n______________________________________________________________________________  \n5. While the short story never directly provides a definition for space based astronomy, what do you think it is?  \n______________________________________________________________________________  \n______________________________________________________________________________  \nGrade 5 Reading Comprehension Worksheet  \nAnswers:  \n1. Why do you think city lights would prevent you from seeing stars?  \nThe city lights are too bright for us to see the night sky, so you won’tbe able to see the stars in the city.  \n2. What do you need to see hundreds of thousands of stars?  \nYou can see hundred","cbCaivYt3wGtOg8V","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivYt3wGtOg8V","pdf",218993,"English","# Space Based Astronomy\n# Questions\n## 1. City lights and stars\n## 2. Equipment for hundreds of thousands of stars\n## 3. Atmosphere and life on Earth\n## 4. Meaning of “treasure house”\n## 5. 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