full transcript

From the Ted Talk by Gabriela González: How LIGO discovered gravitational waves -- and what might be next

Unscramble the Blue Letters


We like to say that giartavntoial waves now have a purpose, because we're opening up a new way to explore the universe. Until now, we were able to see the light of the stars via electromagnetic waves. Now we can lseitn to the snuod of the universe, even of things that don't emit light, like gravitational waves.

(apsaulpe)

Thank you.

(Applause)

But are they useful? Can't we derive any technology from gravitational waves?

Yes, probably. But it will probably take a lot of time. We've developed the technology to detect them, but in terms of the waves themselves, maybe we'll discover 100 years from now that they are useful. But it tkeas a lot of time to derive technology from science, and that's not why we do it. All toeonglhcy is derived from science, but we practice science for the enjoyment. What's left to do? A lot. A lot; this is only the beginning.

Open Cloze


We like to say that _____________ waves now have a purpose, because we're opening up a new way to explore the universe. Until now, we were able to see the light of the stars via electromagnetic waves. Now we can ______ to the _____ of the universe, even of things that don't emit light, like gravitational waves.

(________)

Thank you.

(Applause)

But are they useful? Can't we derive any technology from gravitational waves?

Yes, probably. But it will probably take a lot of time. We've developed the technology to detect them, but in terms of the waves themselves, maybe we'll discover 100 years from now that they are useful. But it _____ a lot of time to derive technology from science, and that's not why we do it. All __________ is derived from science, but we practice science for the enjoyment. What's left to do? A lot. A lot; this is only the beginning.

Solution


  1. sound
  2. takes
  3. gravitational
  4. technology
  5. applause
  6. listen

Original Text


We like to say that gravitational waves now have a purpose, because we're opening up a new way to explore the universe. Until now, we were able to see the light of the stars via electromagnetic waves. Now we can listen to the sound of the universe, even of things that don't emit light, like gravitational waves.

(Applause)

Thank you.

(Applause)

But are they useful? Can't we derive any technology from gravitational waves?

Yes, probably. But it will probably take a lot of time. We've developed the technology to detect them, but in terms of the waves themselves, maybe we'll discover 100 years from now that they are useful. But it takes a lot of time to derive technology from science, and that's not why we do it. All technology is derived from science, but we practice science for the enjoyment. What's left to do? A lot. A lot; this is only the beginning.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
gravitational waves 9
black holes 6
gravitational wave 4
billion years 2
long time 2


Important Words


  1. applause
  2. beginning
  3. derive
  4. derived
  5. detect
  6. developed
  7. discover
  8. electromagnetic
  9. emit
  10. enjoyment
  11. explore
  12. gravitational
  13. left
  14. light
  15. listen
  16. lot
  17. opening
  18. practice
  19. purpose
  20. science
  21. sound
  22. stars
  23. takes
  24. technology
  25. terms
  26. time
  27. universe
  28. waves
  29. years