RSF 3 CHAPTER 8

Terms in this set (40)

(prop. n.) a collection of countries with its capital in Moscow that ended in 1991
"The __ __ included Russia and many other countries."

(n.) an object that travels around another larger object
"There are about thirty GPS __ flying around the Earth."

(prop. n.) a fight between many countries that lasted from 1939 to 1945
"My grandfather was a soldier during __ __ __."

(n.) a war without physical fighting
"The United States and the Soviet Union had a __ __ between 1947 and 1991."

(n.) the top leader of a country or a company
"Americans vote for a new __ every four years."

(prop. n.) the large rocky body that goes around the Earth
"Neal Armstrong was the first person to walk on __ __."

(n.) an official opinion or information
"The police gave a __ about the crime to the press."

(v.) to come down to the ground after flying
"The plane __ed safely on the runway."

(n.) a long jump
"The girl __ed across the river."

(n.) all humans; humanity
"If we don't clean the Earth, it could be the end of __."

(n.) when something happens that causes big damage and problems
"The 2011 earthquake was the biggest __ to hit Japan in many years."

(n.) lizard-like animals that lived on Earth millions of years ago
"We saw many __ bones at the museum."

(n.) all humans; mankind
"All people die, but __ continues on."

(n.) a large body in space that goes around a star
"The Earth is the third __ from the Sun."

(prop. n.) the second planet from the Sun
"__ is the planet in our solar system most similar to Earth in size."

(prop. n.) the largest planet in our solar system, famous for its giant red spot
"__ is so large that more than 1,300 Earths could fit inside it."

(prop. n.) the planet in our solar system that is famous for its beautiful rings
"__'s rings were first seen by Galileo in 1610."

(prop. n.) The name of the largest moon of the planet Saturn
"__ is a moon, but it is actually larger than the planet Mercury."

(n.) O2; a gas we breathe that humans and other animals need to live
"The air we breathe contains about 20% __."

(n.) matter which can be used to make things
"Early humans made tools from rocks, wood, and other __s that they could find."

(n.) a large body in space that goes around a star
"The Earth is the third __ from the Sun."

(n.) a living thing that is not from Earth
"It's fun to imagine what __s on other planets might look like."

(n.) a teacher at a college or university
"My economics __ is an expert on Asian trade."

(n.) a place for research and learning after high school
"My sister goes to a __ in London."

(acronym n.) ribonucleic acid; a substance found in all living things
"DNA has two strands, but __ only has one."

(adj.) useful for a certain purpose
"Basketball shoes are not __ for long-distance running."

(adj.) different; not the same
"This week I studied for the test. __ last week, this time I passed it."

(adv.) likely; having a strong chance of happening
"I'll __ go, but I'm not 100% sure yet."

(n.) a very small organism that spreads disease
"I caught a __ and had to go to the doctor."

(n.) a living thing
"Are there any __s on Mars?"

(adv.) extremely; strongly
"I am __ in love with you."

(n.) an organized system of belief in a god or gods
"There are many __s in India, for example Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism"

(n.) a sudden, loud explosion
"We all heard a loud __ as the cars hit each other."

(n.) everything; all of space
"It's impossible to imagine how big the __ is."

(adj.) a large number of something placed in a space too small
"We were __ close together in the train."

(adv.) without any space between two things
"I tied up my shoes so __ that it hurts."

(n.) physical things in the universe
"The universe is made up of __ and energy."

(n.) a force that creates an effect on physical things
"Solar __ is used to create electricity for our homes."

(phr. v.) explode; break up suddenly
"The building will be destroyed when the bomb __ __."

(n.) something made to explode
"The bank robbers used a __ to open the bank door."

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