THE UNIVERSE...

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THE UNIVERSE...
The Universe
There are two ways to live
you can live as if nothing is a miracle...
or...you can live as if everything is a
miracle
Albert Einstein
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Let me show you some of the miracles of the
UNIVERSE...
... And try to think how they are called in
English...
Ready...?
GO!!!
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MOON
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SUN
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METEORE
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SATELLITE
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GALAXY
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SATURN
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EARTH
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ECLIPSE
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ASTEROID
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Is the act of changing something to make it
suitable for a new purpose or situation
ADAPTATION
/'ædæpt'e???n/
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Region of space in which the gravitational field
is so powerful that nothing, including light, can
escape its attraction
BLACK HOLE
/bl'æk//h'o?l/
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The belief that the explanation of the creation
of the Universe in the Bible is true, and that
the theory of evolution is incorrect
CREATIONISM
/kri'e???n?z?m/
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English natural scientist who formulated a theory
of evolution by natural selection
DARWIN

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Process during which species change some of
their physical characteristics
EVOLUTION
/'i?v?l'u???n, 'ev-/
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The process in which atomic particles combine and
produce a large amount of nuclear energy
FUSION
/fj'u???n/
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All the people in a group or country who are of a
similar age
GENERATION
/d?'en?r'e???n/
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Most common element in the universe, one of the
proof of the veracity of theory of big-bang
HYDROGEN
/h'a?dr?d??n/
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The particular characteristics or qualities which
your family or ancestors had and which you are
born with
INHERITANCE
/?nh'er?t?ns/
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The particular characteristics or qualities which
your family or ancestors had and which you are
born with
INHERITANCE
/?nh'er?t?ns/
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The largest planet of the solar system, fifth in
order of distance from the sun
JUPITER
/'d?u?p?t?(r)/
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A unit for measuring temperature in scientific
phenomena
KELVIN
/'kelv?n/
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French naturalist who proposed that the function
creates the organ
LAMARCK
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Satellite that goes round the Earth once every
four weeks
MOON
/m'u?n/
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A cloud of dust and gas in space where stars are
formed
NEBULA
/n'ebj?l?/
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Living being
ORGANISM
/'???g?n?z?m/
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Round object in space that moves around a star
PLANET
/pl'æn?t/
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Quasi-stellar radio source. Very distant objects,
that emit more energy than normal galaxies
QUASAR
/kw'e?z???/
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Einstein's theory concerning space, time and
motion
RELATIVITY
/r'el?t'?v?ti/
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A class of plants or animals whose members have
the same main characteristics
SPECIES
/sp'i??iz/
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A particular characteristic, quality, or tendency
that someone or something has.
TRAIT
/tr'e?t, tr'e?/
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The 7th planet from the sun. Has a blue-green
colour and many satellites
URANUS
/'j??r?n?s//j?'re?n?s/
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A change or slight difference in a level, amount,
or quantity
VARIATION
/v'e?ri'e???n/
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The size of radio waves which a particular radio
station uses to broadcast its programmes
WAVELENGTH
/w'e?vle??/
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The death of all the members of a species
EXTINCTION
/?kst'??k??n/
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Gas that exists in large quantities in the air
OXYGEN
/'?ks?d??n/
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The scientific study of animals
ZOOLOGY
/zu?'?l?d?i, zo?-/