Vocabulary

• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• into space: Toward or entering the region beyond Earth's atmosphere.
• in practice: In reality or actual use; as opposed to in theory.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• sit: To take an exam
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• paper: Academic writing or a talk on a specific topic
• visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• person: Man, woman or child
• year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
• big: Popular
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• toy: Things children play with, as dolls or small cars
• idea: Belief, thought, suggestion, opinion or plan
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• brush: To touch against a thing very lightly when moving
• sheet: Piece of cloth you put on the bed to sleep on
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• team: Group of people working on a task together
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• true: Agreeing with the facts; not false; real or actual
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• tiny: Very, very small
• invent: To create something such as a story or excuse
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• thickness: Distance between the opposite edges of a thing
• ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
• announce: To make a public statement about a plan, decision
• touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
• principal: Leading person in a group of musicians or dancers
• drag: To reluctantly move or go somewhere
• atmosphere: Air around us
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• investigator: Someone who finds information about something
• disturbance: Public incident in which some people act badly
• curved: Bent; rounded; not straight
• twist: To turn something in a circular direction
• slight: Small (amount, quality)
• disturb: To cause someone anxiety or fear
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• satellite: Device sent into space that aids communication
• device: Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
• precisely: In an exact and accurate manner
• analysis: Careful study to better understand something
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• fabric: Cloth or material
• detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
• distort: To change the shape, appearance, or sound
• magnetic: Having the properties of a magnet; able to attract
• drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
• vortex: Spiral motion of fluid within a limited area
• gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
• gyro: Greek sandwich of sliced roast lamb in pita bread
• trampoline: Gymnastic apparatus with canvas sheet on springs
• relativity: Einstein theory about time, space and position
• spacecraft: Vehicle capable of traveling to outer space
• dimple: Indentation in cheek or chin, e.g. when smiling
• gyroscope: Rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction
• wobble: To be indecisive; hesitate
• stationary: Being still or unmoving
• penetrating: To enter or pass through something
• physicist: Person who studies and works in physics
• swirl: To make a twisting shape, mark, or pattern
• woven: Made by crossing threads/strips one over the other