Vocabulary

• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• fill in: To put earth in e.g. a hole
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• lead to: To result in some action
• spit out: To eject something from the mouth.
• for the most part: Generally; mostly; on the whole.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• grow out of: To develop or originate from something.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• as we know it: In the form or way commonly understood or accepted.
• down the middle: In or along the center of something.
• in relation to: Concerning; with reference to; regarding.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• evolve: To develop certain features
• split: No longer married or in a relationship
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• atmosphere: Air around us
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• butt: (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• accumulate: To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
• consciousness: Process by which thoughts, ideas are processed
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• debris: Remains of something broken or destroyed
• extract: Essential ingredient of a natural thing
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• edible: Being safe to eat
• transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
• neuron: A nerve cell
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• praise: To express approval of something or someone
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
• surplus: More than is needed or wanted
• resemble: To be similar to in looks or manner
• spit: To forcefully blow saliva out from your mouth
• dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
• breakthrough: Important discovery in doing something difficult
• trajectory: The path followed by a flying object
• important: Having power or authority
• asteroid: Very small planets that move around the sun
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• static: Concerning electricity that collects on a surface
• fungus: Plant, e.g. mushroom/mold, growing in damp places
• complexity: State of having many parts and not being simple
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
• poop: Feces
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• photosynthesis: Process of plants using the sun to make their food
• byproduct: A waste product made from making something else
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• geothermal: Sourcing heat from the center of the Earth
• sentient: Having feelings and consciousness
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• constituent: Necessary part or element of something else
• anal: Concerning the anus
• move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
• anus: Opening in the body from which solid waste passes
• need: To be unable to manage without something; require
• traverse: To pass across, over, or through
• mouth: Hole in the face used for eating and talking
• recoil: To quickly move away from something shocking
• talk: Style of speaking
• tubular: Long, round and with hollow inside; made of tubes
• polyp: Small tube-like creature that lives in the ocean
• proto: Indicating the first or earliest or original
• seafloor: Bottom of the sea
• fireball: Ball of fire (such as the sun)