space vocabulary

To reach outer space from Earth, you must burst through Earth’s atmosphere.

• type of music

• layer of water in the planet

• layer of gases surrounding the planet

There is not much gravity in space, so you can easily jump 12 feet high to dunk a basketball.

• natural force that pulls everything down

• tv show

• natural force that pulls everything up

A space vacation may soon be possible because of computers, space planes, and other technology.

• Building something with your hands

• the use of scientific knowledge to create something

• teaching computers

Ten to 15 times a year, scientists travel by spacecraft from Earth to the International Space Station.

• a vehicle used to travel in space

• crafting a story

• a vehicle used on water

One company may soon put customers in orbit around Earth for three days.

• type of chip

• not moving staying in one place

• the path of an object around space