LAWKI Flashcards
Wax & wane
To undergo increases and decreases
Lunar
of or pertaining to the moon
Asteroid
Also called minor planet. Astronomy . any of the thousands of small bodies of from 480 miles to less than one mile in diameter.
Comet
A celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas.
Astronomy
the science that deals with the material universe beyond the earth’s atmosphere.
Hoax
something intended to deceive or defraud: The Piltdown man was a scientific hoax.
Meteor
A transient fiery streak in the sky produced by a meteoroid passing through the earth’s atmosphere; a shooting star or bolide.
Tidal wave
A large, destructive ocean wave, produced by a seaquake, hurricane, or strong wind. Compare tsunami.
Benign
having a kindly disposition; gracious: a benign king
Catastrophe
Nature of disastrous event