On the Moon Vocabulary

Vocabulary word: surface In the next few slides, you will see pictures of different surfaces. As you look at the pictures and read the sentences, see if you can come up with a definition of surface.

The surface of this area of land is made of dry, cracked dirt.

Many Aloe Vera plants are growing on the surface of this land.

The surface of the water has many ripples and small waves.

Think about the pictures you just saw. What do you think the word surface means?

Here is a picture of the surface of the moon: How would you describe the surface of the moon?

Vocabulary word: hill In the next few slides, you will see pictures of different hills. As you look at the pictures and read the sentences, see if you can come up with a definition of hill.

There are several green, grassy hills in this picture.

If you look closely you can see a few small houses at the bottom of the hills.

Part of this snow covered hill has no trees so kids can go sledding in the winter.

Think about the pictures you just saw. What do you think the word hill means?

Here is a picture of hills on the moon: The hills are in the background of the picture.

Vocabulary word: mountain In the next few slides, you will see pictures of different mountains. As you look at the pictures and read the sentences, see if you can come up with a definition of mountain.

Even in the summer, you will still see snow on the tops of mountains.

The clouds are very close to the peaks on these mountains in Alaska.

Think about the pictures you just saw. What do you think the word mountain means?

Here is a picture of a mountain on the moon: The mountains are in the background of the picture but they have round, smooth tops unlike the mountains on Earth.

Vocabulary word: valley In the next few slides, you will see pictures of different valleys. As you look at the pictures and read the sentences, see if you can come up with a definition of valley.

A valley between two grassy hills.

A valley between two rocky, grassy hills.

Two valleys between two mountain chains.

Think about the pictures you just saw. What do you think the word valley means?

This is a valley on the surface of the moon taken in December Look closely and you can see the footprints from the astronauts!

Vocabulary word: crater In the next few slides, you will see pictures of different craters. As you look at the pictures and read the sentences, see if you can come up with a definition of a crater.

This is a picture of a crater in the middle of the Arizona desert.

This is a picture of a crater in Hawaii called Diamond Head.

Over time, this crater was filled with water to make Crater Lake in Oregon which is 4,000 feet deep in some areas!

Think about the pictures you just saw. What do you think the word crater means?

Here is a picture of some craters on the moon: If you look closely, you will see that the craters are all different sizes and they cover the surface of the moon.

Vocabulary word: meteorite In the next few slides, you will see pictures of different meteorites. As you look at the pictures and read the sentences, see if you can come up with a definition of a meteorite.

Here is a picture of a meteorite before it landed in Peru.

This is a meteorite that is on display in New York’s Museum of Natural History.

This is a meteorite that is on display in Chicago at the Adler Planetarium.

Think about the pictures you just saw. What do you think the word meteorite means?

Look closely at the surface of the moon. Some of the rocks are meteorites. Here is a picture of some meteorites on the moon:

Vocabulary words: astronaut & spacecraft In the next few slides, you will see pictures of astronauts and spacecrafts. As you look at the pictures and read the sentences, see if you can come up with definitions for astronaut and spacecraft.

The astronaut is touching a part of the spacecraft. You can see another spacecraft if you look closely at the back of the picture.

This spacecraft is much taller than the astronaut. What do you think this spacecraft is used for?

On this mission, the astronaut is using two spacecrafts to do some research.

Think about the pictures you just saw. What do you think the words astronaut and spacecraft mean?

Now let’s read about the moon!