Vocabulary 14

Galileo

• An astronomer who discovered the first four moons of Jupiter.

• A physicist known for his laws of motion.

• A mathematician who developed calculus.

• An astronaut who first landed on the moon.

Astronomical

• Extremely large or related to astronomy.

• A term used to describe small objects in space.

• A measurement of time in astronomy.

• A type of celestial event.

Asteroid

• A minor planet; one of many small bodies circling the sun, often found between Mars and Jupiter.

• A large celestial body made primarily of gas and dust.

• A type of comet that orbits the sun in a highly elliptical path.

• A moon that orbits a planet in the outer solar system.

Dilemma

• A situation requiring a difficult choice between options.

• A simple decision-making process.

• An easy choice between two favorable options.

• A situation with no choices available.

Astronaut

• A person who travels into outer space in a spacecraft.

• A scientist who studies the stars and planets.

• A pilot who flies commercial airplanes.

• An engineer who designs spacecraft.

Trilogy

• A series of three related novels or movies.

• A collection of unrelated short stories.

• A single novel with multiple endings.

• A series of four related films.

Bilingual

• Able to speak and understand two languages.

• Fluent in multiple dialects of one language.

• Having a limited vocabulary in one language.

• Only able to read in two languages.

Trio

• A group of two singers or musicians performing together.

• A group of four singers or musicians performing together.

• A group of three singers or musicians performing together.

• A solo performer with a backing band.

Neil Armstrong

• The first astronaut to walk on the moon.

• The first person to orbit the Earth.

• The first astronaut to land on Mars.

• The first person to walk in space.

Asterisk

• A symbol * used in printed text to indicate a note at the bottom of the page.

• A punctuation mark used to indicate a pause in a sentence.

• A mathematical symbol representing multiplication.

• A character used in programming to denote a wildcard.