Cosmic Terms Flashcards
Cosmic Terms
Vocabulary Flashcards • Space Exploration Unit
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Instructions: Cut out each card along the dashed lines. Use these cards to practice your space vocabulary!
Telescope
A tool used to see distant objects in space by making them appear larger and brighter.
"We used the telescope to look at the craters on the Moon."
Space Explorers Series
Atmosphere
The layer of gases that surrounds a planet, held in place by its gravity.
"Earth's atmosphere protects us from the sun's harmful rays."
Space Explorers Series
Planet
A large, spherical object that orbits a star and has cleared its own path.
"Mars is known as the Red Planet because of its rusty soil."
Space Explorers Series
Astronaut
A person who is trained to travel in a spacecraft and work in outer space.
"The astronaut performed a space walk to fix the station."
Space Explorers Series
