Life_on_Earth_&_Beyond_Journeys_VOCAB

What vocabulary word does this picture represent?

• Microbes

• Astrobiologist

• Sensors

• Rovers

What vocabulary word does this picture represent?

• Microbes

• Astrobiologist

• Colony

• Rovers

What vocabulary word does this picture represent?

• Sensors

• Astrobiologist

• Colony

• Radiation

What vocabulary word does this picture represent?

• Sensors

• Astrobiologist

• Colony

• Radiation

What vocabulary word does this picture represent?

• Radiation

• Microbes

• Sensor

• Rover

What vocabulary word does this picture represent?

• Colony

• Microbes

• Astrobiologist

• Rover

Directions: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

I was hoping to speak to an astrobiologist about judging the exhibits.

• an astronaut studying space travel

• • a scientist studying life in the universe

• • a chemist studying space particles

• • an engineer studying rocket science

Directions: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

Studying microbes allows scientists to better understand the world.

• dangerous radiation

• • pores in rocks

• • drops of snowmelt

• • tiny living things

• Can be seen with a microscope

Directions: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

NASA has invested in rovers that can explore other planets.

• • mechanical body parts

• vehicles that explore other planets

• • research stations

• • cargo planes

• vehicles controlled remotely

Directions: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

Scientists built sensors on the outside of the spacecraft.

• • light bulbs

• • 
    

    detecting devices

• • design procedures

• • hammers and chisels