space vocab

NASA- Space Vocabulary 

These will be your vocabulary words for the next two weeks! 

Homework: 

Wed 2/17 and Thurs 2/18  = Definitions on a separate sheet of paper

Mon 2/22 and Tues 2/23 =  Draw pictures for as many words as you can, then do sentences or cartoons for the rest

Wednesday 2/24= crossword puzzle

Thursday 2/25= study

Friday  2/26 = Test and Turn in all vocabulary work

NASA- Space Vocabulary 

1. star- A point of light in the night sky. It is a ball of gas, which produces its own heat and light.

2. planet- A large, natural object that orbits a star.

3. space- The area above a planet’s atmosphere.

4. moon- A natural object orbiting a planet.

5.  asteroids-small, rocky, icy and metallic objects that orbit the sun.  Most asteroids orbit in the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

6.  comets- small objects made of rock and frozen gas that orbit the sun.  They have the a coma or “tail” that is seen when they pass close to the sun.  Most originate in the outer solar system.

7. solar system- A system of a stars and all the objects that orbit it; Our solar system includes the sun, 9 planets, their moons, asteroids, and comets.

8. orbit- The path of a satellite around a planet or of a planet around its star

9. rotate- To turn around an axis or center point; which causes day and night on the Earth.

10.  revolve- To move in a circular orbit; such as the Earth going around the sun.

11.  atmosphere- The gases surrounding a planet.

12. force- A push or pull on an object.

13.  drag- The force due to air that slows down the plane as it moves forward.

14. thrust- The force of the engine, which pushes a plane forward.

15.  gravity- The force of attraction between two objects (such as the force between you and the Earth).

16.  lift- The force that keeps an airplane up due to the flow of air over and under the wings.

17.  mach- A number that compares an airplane’s speed to the speed of sound 750 mph. (At Mach 2, a plane goes twice the speed of sound).

18.  supersonic- A term that indicates motion faster than the speed of sound (more than Mach 1 but less than Mach 5).

19.  astronaut- A person who trains to fly into space.

20.  engineer- A person trained to design, construct, and operate mechanical or electrical instruments

21.  ration- A fixed amount of food or water when the supply is limited.

22.  space shuttle- A reusable, crewed spacecraft used to place satellites in earth orbit and to conduct experiments.

23.  space station- A manned structure that orbits the Earth and is used for a variety of purposes, especially research

24.  space probe- An unmanned spacecraft that explores the solar system and sends data back to Earth

25.  altitude- The height above sea level.

26.  lunar- A term referring to the moon.

27.  Infrared - A type of light that can’t be seen by humans but that instruments can use to measure the heat differences between objects.