Vocabulary

• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• such as: For example; like
• in theory: According to the stated ideas or principles
• to the moon: Increasing quickly and significantly, often in value or excitement.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• set off: To start a journey
• into space: Toward or entering the region beyond Earth's atmosphere.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• check out
• permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• destination: The place you are traveling to
• approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
• atmosphere: Air around us
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• lethal: Causing or able to cause death
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• relentless: Continuing without slowing or losing strength
• toxic: Poisonous; harmful
• shift: To change in position or direction
• cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
• exploit: To selfishly take advantage of or treat badly
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• prescription: Specific medicine officially ordered for a patient
• syndrome: A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
• crawl: To move very slowly or cautiously
• valuable: Being useful or important
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• fiction: Made-up stories; imagined events
• counteract: To reduce the impact doing something opposite
• ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• satellite: Device sent into space that aids communication
• industrial: Concerning making things in factories
• junk: Something that is old, useless, or has no value
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• asteroid: Very small planets that move around the sun
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• navigation: Act of finding and following the correct course
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• collide: To come together or crash with a lot of force
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• density: Degree to which an area is filled or covered
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• ultra: Prefix that denotes a lot of something; extreme
• elevator: Machine that carries people between floors
• mining: To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
• renewable: Being able to be replaced naturally
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• happen: To take place or occur
• full: Containing all the parts; complete
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• mine: That thing that belongs to me
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• skyrocket: (Prices or things) to increase suddenly
• bone: Hard piece of your body that holds your muscles
• spacecraft: Vehicle capable of traveling to outer space
• nickel: American coin worth 5 cents
• tether: To restrain with a rope; tie down; tie up