Mae Jemison: Space Scientist Key Vocabulary Houghton Mifflin Reading Theme 2 – Give It All You’ve Got © Brent Coley 2008 |
See if you can correctly define the following vocabulary words.
If necessary, use the context clues from the sample sentences to help you.
astronaut
astronaut Sample Sentence: Neil Armstrong was the first astronaut to walk on the moon.
astronaut Definition: n. A person trained to participate in the flight of a spacecraft
launch
launch Sample Sentence: The space shuttle is scheduled to launch tomorrow morning.
launch Definition: v. To put into action by force
mission
mission Sample Sentence: The astronauts’ mission was to repair the damaged space station.
mission Definition: n. An operation that attempts to achieve certain goals
orbit
orbit Sample Sentence: The space shuttle spent two weeks in orbit while astronauts gathered data.
orbit Definition: n. The path of a spacecraft around the earth
reusable
reusable Sample Sentence: Reusable water bottles are becoming more and more popular.
reusable Definition: adj. Able to be used again
satellite
satellite Sample Sentence: The weather satellite sent current pictures of the hurricane back to earth.
satellite Definition: n. A human-made device that orbits the earth
space shuttle
Sample Sentence: The space shuttle returned to earth after its one-week mission.
space shuttle Definition: n. A spacecraft that is launched like a rocket and can be landed like a plane.
specialist
specialist Sample Sentence: Roger was a communications specialist in the army.
specialist Definition: n. Someone who is an expert in a particular field
weightlessness
weightlessness Sample Sentence: Astronauts experience weightlessness in space due to the absence of gravity.
weightlessness Definition: n. The condition of being without weight