Life As We Knew It Ch. 1-7 Vocabulary

Something that relates to or resembles the moon is referred to as _______________.

• Lunar

• Solar

A celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust and when near the sun it forms a “tail” of gas and dust particles pointing away from the sun.

• asteroid

• comet

• lunar

• solar

An act that is intended to trick or deceive or something that is false and passed off as genuine.

• Awe

• Benign

• Hoax

• Kilter

The feeling that something isn't going to work out well; a distrust of human nature.

• cynicism

• hoax

• kilter

• benign

Something that is considered to be not harmful, gentle, favorable, or not cancerous is called ______________.

• pessimistic

• kilter

• benign

• hoax

A sudden disaster that causes a lot of devastation is considered to be _____________________.

• asteroid

• catastrophic

• comet

• hoax

Proper condition, in harmony or balance

• awe

• lunar

• kilter

• pessimistic

Seeing the negative side of something; a sad negative mood.

• pessimistic

• awe

Having mixed feelings of fear, respect, and wonder about something.

• kilter

• awe

• benign

• hoax

A small rocky body orbiting the sun. Most exist between Mars and Jupiter.

• comet

• asteroid