Vocabulary

• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• into space: Toward or entering the region beyond Earth's atmosphere.
• for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
• lead to: To result in some action
• pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• commonly seen: Frequently observed; often encountered.
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
• spectacular: Impressive or out of the ordinary
• extreme: Very great in degree
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• atmosphere: Air around us
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• furious: Extremely angry
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• huge: Very very large
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
• leap: To enter or start something eagerly
• hemisphere: One half of a rounded, ball-like object
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• due: When something is required or expected
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
• slam: To criticize sharply
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• commonly: Typically, normally; not unusually
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• reserve: To arrange for a room or table be kept for you
• emit: To release or send out (a gas, etc.)
• flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
• magnetic: Having the properties of a magnet; able to attract
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• glow: Pink color in the face, e.g. from exercise/emotion
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• penetrate: To enter or pass through something
• cosmic: Concerning space and the universe
• nitrogen: A colorless chemical element without a smell
• flare: To become angry or excited suddenly
• plasma: Substance in which the blood cells are carried
• ultraviolet: Concerning light waves that are extremely short
• globe: A round object, e.g. like the earth; sphere
• aurora: Solar wind electrical activity in the night sky
• herald: To proclaim; announce; say something is coming
• deflect: To cause to turn in a different direction