Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• except that: But; with the exception that.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• into space: Toward or entering the region beyond Earth's atmosphere.
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• ring around: To call several places or people to get information.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• check out
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• plant: Factory or a place where things are made
• bar: Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
• close: Almost; near
• year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
• slowest: At the lowest speed
• dance: To move your body rhythmically to music
• ball: Large dance where people dress formally
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• floor: Large area used for a particular purpose
• sit: To take an exam
• sea: Very large group of people, similar-looking things
• big: Popular
• ice: Frozen gas or liquid, esp. water
• short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• north: Direction to your left when facing the rising sun
• geographic: Concerning the earth and its natural features
• south: Direction to your right when facing the rising sun
• point: An item to be discussed
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• cm: One hundredth of a meter
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• ring: A roped area in which people fight or box
• fashion: Style of dress or activity popular at some time
• nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
• move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• northern: In or toward the north
• flag: To indicate something should get special attention
• heavily: In a slow, loud manner
• located: To find exactly where something is positioned
• iron: Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• ocean: Large body of salt water; a large sea
• attract: To make something move closer using magnetic force
• trend: Current style or fashion
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• liquid: (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
• due: When something is required or expected
• seasonal: Of or occurring at a particular time of year
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• precisely: In an exact and accurate manner
• melt: To disappear or to go away
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• outer: Far away
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• magnetic: Having the properties of a magnet; able to attract
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• spherical: Round and shaped like a ball
• drastically: In a sudden, extreme or severe manner
• imaginary: Not real; existing only in your imagination
• pole: One of two opposite ideas, qualities or positions
• consistently: In a manner that is the same almost every time
• drifting: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
• globe: A round object, e.g. like the earth; sphere
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• axis: A line about which a rotating body turns
• rotation: Regular change of the crops grown in a field
• Arctic: The regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole
• magnet: Metal object that attracts or repels other metals
• Canada: A country in the northern part of North America.
• aurora: Solar wind electrical activity in the night sky
• convection: When gas/liquid moves up if warm and down if cold
• equator: Geographical line at zero degrees latitude
• align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
• incidentally: As part of something else; as it happens
• molten: (Of rock, metal) liquid due to being melted
• swirl: To make a twisting shape, mark, or pattern
• compass: Device that shows the direction of north
• navigation: Act of finding and following the correct course