\spaceship earth\
by mary kay carson
1. a visit to walt disney world resort in florida will inevitably lead you to the highly recognizable dome in
epcot center called spaceship earth. epcot stands for \experimental prototype community of tomorrow.\
epcot was designed to be a futuristic world, giving visitors a timeline of where we started as a culture and
where we are headed in the future. spaceship earth is an 18 - story geodetic sphere within epcot center that
is actually a ride that gives guests a peek into that future.
2. the geodetic sphere was no easy creation to construct. it is a complete sphere with three main legs. it hasapproximately 11,320 bisecting triangles forming 3840 points. it has a circumference of 518.1 feet and weighs
16, 500,000 pounds. it was designed so that when it rains, no water pours off the sides onto the ground.
there is a gutter system to collect water that flows through one - inch gaps in the facets. it took 26 months to
complete the structure and 40,800 hours of labor. it opened in 1982.
3. this amazing structure is not only a wonder to view, but it is also an ingenious ride. the sixteen - minute ride
shows how advancements in communication have helped establish the future one step at a time. guests sit in
a “time - machine” vehicle that moves up the geodetic structure through a lighted tunnel. the vehicles rise
through dark spaces featuring a series of lighted scenes. each scene utilizes animatronic figures performing
certain tasks. voices describing each scene can be heard in the background. the first scene guests see is the
prehistoric man fighting for survival. then cavemen can be viewed along with a wooly mammoth. as they
continue to rise, patrons will see an image of egyptians inventing a writing system (hieroglyphics),
phoenicians developing a written alphabet, and ancient greeks performing in the tradition of greek theater.
also, ancient romans are shown forming the first roads in europe. as guests continue on the ride, time
passes. they are shown a depiction of the middle ages, then the european renaissance. in one scene, a
monk is shown falling asleep as he is inscribing a text. in another, the guests can see michelangelo painting
the sistine chapel. later, to suggest the rush of the 20th century, advancements in communication are shown
merging together, including the development of newspapers, telegraphs, radio, telephones, movies, television,
and the computer. movie and film clips can be seen hurrying by, and the sounds of the telephone and
computer can be heard.
4. as the vehicles reach the large space at the peak of the ride, guests can see projections on the ceiling of the
dome. it is like being in a planetarium. patrons can see stars, planets, and the milky way depicted on the
ceiling. in fact, the vehicles are rotated 180 degrees so that passengers are lying backward facing the sky as
they begin the descent down the dome. this descent back to earth is interactive. at the beginning of the ride,
a touch screen will ask guests how they would like to live, work, and play in the world of tomorrow. then a
camera takes a picture of each guest. at the end of the ride, image capture and face recognition technology is
used to show passengers a glimpse of their future. passengers can actually see themselves learn, working, and

part a
how does the author’s use of text structure in paragraphs 3 - 4 develop the overall purpose of the
passage?

the cause and effect structure shows the reader how the advancements in our history have
affected our lives.

the descriptive structure helps the reader visualize the attraction as if they were scientists
performing an experiment.

the problem and solution structure focuses readers on the renovations that have had to be made.

the sequential structure enables readers to experience the attraction as if they were actually
passengers.

Question

\spaceship earth\
by mary kay carson
1. a visit to walt disney world resort in florida will inevitably lead you to the highly recognizable dome in
epcot center called spaceship earth. epcot stands for \experimental prototype community of tomorrow.\
epcot was designed to be a futuristic world, giving visitors a timeline of where we started as a culture and
where we are headed in the future. spaceship earth is an 18 - story geodetic sphere within epcot center that
is actually a ride that gives guests a peek into that future.
2. the geodetic sphere was no easy creation to construct. it is a complete sphere with three main legs. it hasapproximately 11,320 bisecting triangles forming 3840 points. it has a circumference of 518.1 feet and weighs
16, 500,000 pounds. it was designed so that when it rains, no water pours off the sides onto the ground.
there is a gutter system to collect water that flows through one - inch gaps in the facets. it took 26 months to
complete the structure and 40,800 hours of labor. it opened in 1982.
3. this amazing structure is not only a wonder to view, but it is also an ingenious ride. the sixteen - minute ride
shows how advancements in communication have helped establish the future one step at a time. guests sit in
a “time - machine” vehicle that moves up the geodetic structure through a lighted tunnel. the vehicles rise
through dark spaces featuring a series of lighted scenes. each scene utilizes animatronic figures performing
certain tasks. voices describing each scene can be heard in the background. the first scene guests see is the
prehistoric man fighting for survival. then cavemen can be viewed along with a wooly mammoth. as they
continue to rise, patrons will see an image of egyptians inventing a writing system (hieroglyphics),
phoenicians developing a written alphabet, and ancient greeks performing in the tradition of greek theater.
also, ancient romans are shown forming the first roads in europe. as guests continue on the ride, time
passes. they are shown a depiction of the middle ages, then the european renaissance. in one scene, a
monk is shown falling asleep as he is inscribing a text. in another, the guests can see michelangelo painting
the sistine chapel. later, to suggest the rush of the 20th century, advancements in communication are shown
merging together, including the development of newspapers, telegraphs, radio, telephones, movies, television,
and the computer. movie and film clips can be seen hurrying by, and the sounds of the telephone and
computer can be heard.
4. as the vehicles reach the large space at the peak of the ride, guests can see projections on the ceiling of the
dome. it is like being in a planetarium. patrons can see stars, planets, and the milky way depicted on the
ceiling. in fact, the vehicles are rotated 180 degrees so that passengers are lying backward facing the sky as
they begin the descent down the dome. this descent back to earth is interactive. at the beginning of the ride,
a touch screen will ask guests how they would like to live, work, and play in the world of tomorrow. then a
camera takes a picture of each guest. at the end of the ride, image capture and face recognition technology is
used to show passengers a glimpse of their future. passengers can actually see themselves learn, working, and

part a
how does the author’s use of text structure in paragraphs 3 - 4 develop the overall purpose of the
passage?

the cause and effect structure shows the reader how the advancements in our history have
affected our lives.

the descriptive structure helps the reader visualize the attraction as if they were scientists
performing an experiment.

the problem and solution structure focuses readers on the renovations that have had to be made.

the sequential structure enables readers to experience the attraction as if they were actually
passengers.

Accepted Answer

# Brief Explanations:
To solve this, we analyze each option:
- Option 1 (cause - effect): Paragraphs 3 - 4 don't focus on cause - effect of advancements on lives, but on the ride experience. Eliminate.
- Option 2 (descriptive): The structure isn't about visualizing as scientists in an experiment, but about the ride experience. Eliminate.
- Option 3 (problem - solution): There's no focus on renovations as a problem - solution. Eliminate.
- Option 4 (sequential): Paragraphs 3 - 4 describe the ride step - by - step (the ride's progression, scenes as guests move, the peak and descent), making readers feel like they're passengers. This matches.

# Answer:
The sequential structure enables readers to experience the attraction as if they were actually passengers.

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