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WorksheetsAsteroid Collision Vocabulary Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3mins
What is an asteroid?
a small rocky item that orbits the sun. Leftovers from the creation of the Universe.
a planet made of gas that orbits the sun, found between Jupiter and Neptune.
a small item made of ice that orbits the sun from beyond Neptune.
Observe:
to hear something from a far distance
notice or perceive something and register it as being important.
to throw an object in an arc
Collision:
two items moving simultaneously in an arc
the sound that a penny makes as it falls upon the floor
an instance of one moving object or person striking violently against another.
devastation:
great care and maintenance.
great destruction or damage
a perfect appearance
Damage:
physical harm caused to something in such a way as to impair its value, usefulness, or normal function.
perfect appearance
great care and improvement
Orbit:
the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon, especially a periodic elliptical revolution.
stationary object that does not move
a straight line of travel
Gravity:
the force that pushes up on an item or body
the circular force that keeps rotating objects in their path of motion
the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass.
Impact:
the harmony of two objects
two items in unison
the action of one object coming forcibly into contact with another.
dangerous:
able or likely to cause harm or injury.
able or likely to cause repair
able or likely to cause harmony
Motion:
the process of being still
stationary
the action or process of moving or being moved.
Position:
insignificance
removal
a place where someone or something is located or has been put.
Speed:
how heavy an item or object measures, usually in pounds
how loud an item or object measures, usually in decibels
the rate at which someone or something is able to move or operate.
Interaction:
a particular way in which matter, fields, and atomic and subatomic particles affect one another, e.g. through gravitation or electromagnetism.
the separation of two items of matter
the process by which a molecule is separated into the component atoms
Transfer:
move from one place to another.
retain
the act of being still
Mass:
the measure of how loud an item can become
the quantity of matter which a body contains
the wavelength of light that an object reflects
Path:
blockage
the act of being still
the course or direction in which a person or thing is moving.
Increase:
to diminish or to make smaller
compression
become or make greater in size, amount, intensity, or degree; more
Range:
the part of a motor that houses the carburetor
the distance within which something can be reached or perceived
the amount of change between the angle of reflection and the range of the refraction from a beam of light
Distance:
sympathy extended to one who has suffered great loss
an amount of space between two things or people
friendliness
Increase:
become or make greater in size, amount, intensity, or degree
to diminish in amount, size, intensity, or degree
loss
