Unit 5 Reaching for the stars

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Unit 5Reaching for the stars

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asteroid

• NOUN
• Any small celestial body made of metal and rock
  that revolves around the sun.
• Many of these small planets are between Jupiter
  and Mars.

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comet

• NOUN
• A celestial body, observed only in that part of
  its orbit that is relatively close to the sun,
  having a head and a long tail seen when close to
  the sun.

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extinct

• ADJECTIVE
• inactive

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gas

• NOUN
• the state of matter that is not a solid or liquid

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gravity

• NOUN
• the force of attraction between all masses in the
  universe

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meteorite

• NOUN
• stony or metallic object that is the remains of a
  meteoroid that has reached the earth's surface

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enormous

• ADJECTIVE
• very, very big

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emits

• VERB
• sends out gives off

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core

• NOUN
• center part

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atmosphere

• NOUN
• The mix of gases that surrounds a star or planet.

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nature

• NOUN
• qualities, characteristics

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phenomena

• NOUN
• Facts or events that can be seen

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craters

• NOUN
• Round holes in a surface made by something that
  has hit it

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clusters

• NOUN
• Groups of things of the same kind that are very
  close together

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visual

• ADJECTIVE
• Relating to sight

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great

• ADJECTIVE
• large

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in ancient times

• prepositional phrase
• Very long ago

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become familiar with

• x
• Get to know learn about

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latitude

• NOUN
• Distance north or south of the equator

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longitude

• NOUN
• Distance east of west of the meridian (imaginary
  line from the top of the world to the bottom that
  divides east and west)

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diameter

• NOUN
• Length of the line that divides a circle in half

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mass

• NOUN
• The amount of material in something

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passes

• VERB
• Goes across or around something

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approach

• NOUN
• movement toward or near

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erupted

• VERB
• Exploded and sent off fire and smoke

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crackd

• VERB
• Cracked

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radiance

• NOUN
• brightness

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Canvas teems with

• PHRASE
• The painting is full of

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tween

• PREPOSITION
• between

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ablaze

• ADJECTIVE
• on fire

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solemn

• NOUN
• Very serious or sad

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testament

• NOUN
• proof

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trials

• NOUN
• difficulties or hardships

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parlour

• NOUN
• living room

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blinds

• NOUN
• Objects that cover windows

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neer

• NOUN
• never

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glittered

• NOUN
• were very shiny

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plough

• NOUN
• A farmers tool

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sailor

• NOUN
• a person who works on a ship

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personification

• NOUN
• Giving human traits to animals, plants, or objects