Карточки TOEFL-Astronomy | Quizlet

celestial

Relating to the sky or heaven

universe

All space, including all the stars and planets

orbit

The curved path travelled by an object which is moving around another much larger object such as the Earth, the Sun etc

comet

An object in space like a bright ball with a long tail, that moves around the sun

galaxy

One of the large groups of stars that make up the universe

constellation

A group of stars that forms a particular pattern and has a name

asteroid

One of the many small planets that move around the Sun, especially between Mars and Jupiter

planet

A very large round object in space that moves around the Sun or another star

cluster

A group of things of the same kind that are very close together

meteor

A piece of rock or metal that travels through space, and makes a bright line in the night sky when it falls down towards the Earth

star

A large ball of burning gas in space that can be seen at night as a point of light in the sky

stellar

Relating to the stars

cosmos

The whole universe, especially when you think of it as a system

nebula

A mass of gas and dust among the stars, which often appears as a bright cloud in the sky at night

solar

Relating to the sun

pseudoscience

An unscientific system which pretends to discover psychological information that his means are unscientific or deliberately fraudulent

astronomy

The scientific study of the stars and planets

astrophysics

The scientific study of the chemical structure of the stars and the forces that influence them

lunar

Relating to the Moon or to travel to the Moon

emission

A gas or other substance that is sent into the air

infinite

Without limits in space or time

radiation

A form of energy that comes especially from nuclear reactions, which in large amounts is very harmful to living things

revolve

To move around like a wheel, or to make something move around like a wheel

spacecraft

A vehicle that is able to travel in space

telescope

A piece of equipment shaped like a tube, used for making distant objects look larger and closer

solar system

sun, planets, and all the other objects that revolve around the sun

Big Bang Theory

Cosmological model that explains the sudden development of the universe through expansion from a hot, dense state.

satellite

An object that revolves around another object in space (natural or man-made)

black hole

a region of space having a gravitational field so intense that no matter or radiation can escape.

Nova

a star that increases thousands of times in brightness and then fades

Theory of Relativity

(physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts

exploration

the action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it.

determine

Find the only possible answer

cosmic

relating to the universe

phase

a stage in a process of change or development

illumination

lighting or light

momentarily

for a short time

alignment

to seem all in the same position when viewed from a certain place or angle

angle

to lean to one or another side

eclipse

The partial or total blocking of one object in space by another