Vocabulary

• next to: Being located along side another
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• further out: At a greater distance; more distant.
• such as: For example; like
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• material: Cloth; fabric
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• slightly: Only a little
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• barely: Only just; just possible
• consider: To think carefully about something
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• atmosphere: Air around us
• capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• predominantly: Mainly; in a way that indicates a greater degree
• immense: Very great in size or amount
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• signature: Something that represents a person's work or style
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• debris: Remains of something broken or destroyed
• orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• primarily: In the most basic or important way
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
• due: When something is required or expected
• extensive: Large; full or complete
• dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• formation: Process of creating; making a particular shape
• methane: Colorless gas without smell often used as fuel
• narrator: Person or character who tells a story
• asteroid: Very small planets that move around the sun
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• cluster: To come together in a group, flock etc.
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• hydrogen: Lightest of all chemical elements
• microscopic: Too small to be seen with the eyes
• mixture: Something made by combining two or more things
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• collide: To come together or crash with a lot of force
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• gravitational: Concerning the force of gravity
• mercury: Silver-white metal that is used in thermometers
• dwarf: Person of short stature, due to medical condition
• revolve: To move something in a circular motion
• configuration: A shape or outline; a method of arrangement
• galaxy: A group of stars and planets in space
• lava: Very hot liquid rock flowing from a volcano
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• celestial: Concerning the sky or objects in the sky
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• rotate: To regularly change people who perform a role
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• terrestrial: Concerning the earth; not of, in the air or space
• interstellar: Being in the space between stars or star systems
• rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
• helium: Light, colorless gaseous element with no smell
• close: Almost; near
• short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
• cloud: To confuse the mind/judgment of a person
• planetary: Concerning the orbital characteristics of a planet
• outermost: Situated the farthest possible point from a center
• birthplace: Place where someone was born
• nebula: Cloud of dust and gas in outer space