5th Grade--Lesson 6 Vocabulary

1.      Astronomer—a scientist who studies objects in space
2.      Observation—information gathered by using the five senses
3.      Satellite—an object that revolves around another object, such as a planet.
4.      Space probe—a spacecraft that gathers information but does not transport people
5.      Spacecraft—a vehicle or device designed to work outside Earth’s atmosphere
6.      Technology—the use of science to solve practical problems
7.      Telescope—a tool that makes objects that are very far away appear much closer
8.      Galaxy—a large system of stars held together by mutual gravitation
9.      Universe—everything in space and beyond
10. Communicate—to share information