Matching Pairs Space exploration glossaryOnline version Use this game to review the words we've been practising in Science class. by Neus Vinyallonga 1 Comet 2 Asteroid 3 Bright 4 Astronomy 5 Telescope 6 Gravity 7 Thesis 8 Dwarf planet 9 Spacecraft 10 Planet 11 Natural satellite 12 Landing 13 Rocket 14 Star 15 Shooting star A very small planet. Piece of ice that circles the Sun and every certain years can be seen from Earth. A vehicle used to travel in space (synonym of spaceship) Device or tool for making objects that are far away look closer and larger. Used to investigate the outter space. Used to send spacecrafts or artificial satellites to the space. Document similar to a book that groups all the important information about some investigation. Specially related to college (university). A piece of rock or ice from space that produces a bright light as it travels through the Earth's atmosphere. a natural object moving around a planet in the space. Example: Moon, Europe, Callisto, Verb referred to an airplane or a spacecraft arriving on the ground. An extremely large, round mass of rock, such as Earth, or of gas, such as Jupiter, that moves in a circular path around the Sun or another star: Adjective related to the amount of light an object has. Science that studies all the celestial bodies in space. Invisible force that attracts us to the center of the Earth. A very large ball of gas in space that is usually seen from the Earth as a point of light in the sky at night. Examples: Sun, Polaris and Alfa Centaury. A rock that circles the Sun. Example: Kuiper's belt.
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