Chapter 1 ~ Halley’s Comet Flashcards
comet /kamıt/
An object in space that leaves a bright it in the sky
falling star
comet ( an object in space that leaves a bright it in the sky )
trail
1 - a path through a countryside , mountain or forest ( The trail began to steepen near the top of the hill. )
- pathway
- path
2- the smell or series of mark left by a person , animal or thing as it moves along ( The storm left behind it a trail of devastation)
- sign
- trace
- footpath
observe /abzörv/
to watch carefully the way, something happens or the way someone does something, especially in order to learn more about it
( The role of scientists is to observe and describe the world not to try to control it)
- obey
- conform
record
1 ( verb) - to store sounds or moving pictures using electronic equipment so that they can be heard or seen later ( she records everything that happens to her in her diary )
- log
- report
2 ( noun) - to keep information for the future by writing it down or storing it on a computer ( I I won’t fly with an airline that has a bad safety record )
- data
- history
nucleus /nükliıs/
the central part of something
(people or things that form nucleus of something are the most important part of it)
~ A nucleus is the central par of an atom.
probe
(verb) to try to discover information that other people do not want you to know
- investigate
- explore
(noun) an attempt to discover information by asking a lot of questions
- investigation
- exploration
orbit
(noun) the curved path through which objects in space move around a planet or a star
(verb) to revolve in an orbit around
- revolve
- route
orbiter
for revolve an in orbit of spacecraft (vehicle, machine)
~ At the end of this mission, the orbiter has very damaged.
dust
(noun) fine particles of matter
- trash
- garbage
(verb) to make free of dust
- smoke
- bury
~ He hit the corpet with his stick and a puff of dust rose up into the air.
region /ricın/
a particular area of part of something
- area
- zone
- place
- location
~ He said he had sharp pains in the stomach region.
~ The war is threading to engulf the entire region.
tail
(1) a part of animals body , sticking out from the base of the back
(2) someone who follows another parson to discover
~ The cat’s tail peeping out from under the bed.
~ When I wake up in the morning , I see many people in my house which people like tail me every day .
spread /spred/
(verb) to cover or reach a wider or increasing area
- propagate
- disseminate
(noun) the development or growth of something so that covers a larger area and affect a larger number of people
- infection
- propagation
- dissemination
surface /sörfıs/
the outher or top part of layer of something
~ Tropical rain forests used to cover ten percent of the earth’s surface.