7th Grade Science Fiction Vocabulary Flashcard

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Interstellar

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Between or among stars in space.

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Planetary

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Having to do with planets.

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Threatening

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Dangerous.

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Interstellar Space

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Stars are thought to form in interstellar space from dark clouds of gas and dust.

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Colonize

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Establish a new home far away.

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Mutation

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A change in the DNA sequence of an organism.

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Galaxy

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A system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter, bound together by gravity.

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Nebula

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A giant cloud of dust and gas in space, often the birthplace of stars.

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Asteroid

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A small rocky body orbiting the sun, primarily found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

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Comet

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A small icy body that, when passing close to the sun, heats up and begins to release gases, forming a glowing coma and sometimes a tail.