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📚 Key Words
| Word | Meaning | 中文 |
|---|---|---|
| invisible | Something that you cannot see. | 不可见的 |
| telescope | A tool used to see things that are far away in space. | 望远镜 |
| universe | Everything that exists, including all stars and planets. | 宇宙 |
| machine | A thing with moving parts that does a specific job. | 机器 |
| deep | Going a long way down from the top or surface. | 深的 |
| particles | Extremely small pieces of something. | 微粒/粒子 |
| flash | A sudden, quick bright light. | 闪光 |
| mystery | Something that is difficult to explain or understand. | 谜/奥秘 |
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Welcome to Little Science Daily! Today we talk about space. Scientists are looking for something called dark matter. Dark matter is very strange because it is invisible. We cannot see it with our eyes or telescopes. Even so, dark matter is everywhere in the universe. Scientists have a special machine named LZ. This machine is deep under the ground. It looks for very small pieces called particles. Recently, the machine saw a small flash of light. This light might be a piece of dark matter! This is very exciting because nobody saw it before. However, the scientists must be careful. They only saw the light one time. They need to find it again to be sure it is real. If they are right, it will help us understand the world better. Dark matter is still a big mystery. Would you like to be a scientist and find invisible things in space?
✏️ Answer the questions
1. What is special about dark matter?
- A.It is very bright.
- B.It is invisible.
- C.It is only in one place.
- D.It is very large.
2. Where do scientists keep the LZ machine?
- A.On a tall mountain.
- B.Inside a telescope.
- C.Deep under the ground.
- D.In a spaceship.
3. What did the machine see recently?
- A.A new planet.
- B.A piece of rock.
- C.A flash of light.
- D.A dark cloud.
4. Why must scientists be careful?
- A.The machine is dangerous.
- B.They only saw the flash once.
- C.Dark matter is hot.
- D.They lost the light.
5. How will finding dark matter help us?
- A.We can build better cars.
- B.We can see in the dark.
- C.We will understand the world better.
- D.We can travel faster.