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Adjective - Without direction or anchor
The garbage thrown from the space ship was adrift in space and floated slowly past the ship's window. |
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Ms. Elliott's 7th Grade Vocabulary
Outer Space - Adrift - Solar |
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Noun - one of many rocky bodies that revolve around the sun
the researches photographed an asteroid between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. |
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Noun - a scientist who studies the sun, moon, planets, and stars.
Gazing through the telepscope, the astronomer saw the craters on teh moon's surface |
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| noun - the part of the earth and its atmosphere that supports life. |
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Adjective - of the sky or heavens
the stars and planets are celestial bodies |
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Nounn - the distance from one side of the circle or sphere to the other shrough the center.
The diameter of the earth is close to 8,000 miles. |
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Verb - To spread out and cover a large area.
As the sun shines on the earth, light and heat will diffuse over the earth's surface. |
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Adjective - shaped like an oval
The earth orbits the sun in an eliptical path. |
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Verb - To picture in your mind.
Science fiction writers can help you envision life on other planets. |
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Noun - a state of being or existing
Until the planet Pluto was discovered in 1930, no one knew of its existence. |
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Adjective - beyond or outside the earth
Scientists launch rocket ships to study extraterrestrial space. |
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Noun - billions of stars in a group that form one system
Earth is only one tiny part of the galaxy called the Milky Way. |
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Verb - to move towards a body by force of gravity.
The distance from Earth to teh sun changes slightly because all planets gravitate towards the sun. |
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Adjective - of the moon
Through the telescope you could see the lunar satellite orbiting the moon. |
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Noun - a piece of stone or metal that comes from space and falls through the Earth's atmosphere.
When the meteorite hit the field, it made a deep hole. |
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Noun - A building with telescope for observing stars and other heavenly bodies.
astronomy students spend time at the observatory studying the planets. |
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Verb - To throw back light, heat or sound.
When we see one entire suide of the moon reflect sunlight, we say the moon is full. |
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Verb - to move around a central point
the planets of the solar system revolve around the sun. |
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Noun - A vehicle that runs back and forth over a distance.
A space shuttle can go into space and return to earth many times. |
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Adjective - of the sun.
Some people store heat from sunlight and use the solar energy to warm their houses instead of using electricity or gas. |
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