Unit 10. Reaching for the skies

Question 1

A hurried attempt to get something.

Answer 1

Scramble

Question 2

(Comercial)

Answer 2

Commercial

Question 3

(Specialized) To (cause a plane to) take off very quickly. (Hacer despegar con urgencia)

Answer 3

Scramble

Question 4

A piece of rock or other matter from space that produces a bright light as it travels through the Earth’s atmosphere. (Meteorito)

Answer 4

Meteor

Question 5

(of spacecraft, aircraft, etc) Having a human crew. (Tripulado)

Answer 5

Manned

Question 6

Happening repeatedly, usually in a annoying or not convenient way. (Continuo)

Answer 6

Continual

Question 7

Supplied or equipped with men, especially soldiers. (Dotado)

Answer 7

Manned

Question 8

To experience something that is unpleasant or something that involves a change. (Someterse)

Answer 8

Undergo

Question 9

To mix eggs with a little milk and mix again as they are being fried. (Revolver huevos)

Answer 9

Scramble

Question 10

To (cause to) change to suit differerent conditions of life, weather, etc. (Aclimatarse, habituarse)

Answer 10

Acclimatize, (UK) acclimatise, (US) acclimate

Question 11

(Sin tripulación)

Answer 11

Unmanned

Question 12

A country ruled by a king or queen. (Reino)

Answer 12

Realm

Question 13

A vehicle for travel in space. (Nave espacial, astronave)

Answer 13

Spacecraft

Question 14

To support emotionally.

Answer 14

Sustain

Question 15

(Expression) Possible. (Dentro de las posibilidades)

Answer 15

Within the realms of possibility

Question 16

One of the many large rocks that circle the sun. (Asteroide)

Answer 16

Asteroid

Question 17

To suffer or experience, especially damage or loss. (Sufrir, padecer)

Answer 17

Sustain

Question 18

(Inevitable)

Answer 18

Inevitable

Question 19

An area of interest or activity. (Campo, ámbito)

Answer 19

Realm

Question 20

• To move or climb quickly but with difficulty, often using your hands to help you. - To compete with other people for something there is very little of. (Pelearse)

Answer 20

Scramble

Question 21

• A climb that is difficult so that you have to use your hands to help you. - An act of hurrying.

Answer 21

Scramble

Question 22

A motocross event.

Answer 22

Scramble

Question 23

• Able to be made, done or achieved. (Factible, viable) - Possible or reasonable. (Posible, plausible)

Answer 23

Feasible

Question 24

A vehicle in which people travel into space and back again, sometimes carrying a satellite or other equipment into orbit. (Transbordador espacial)

Answer 24

Space shuttle

Question 25

(Expression) To cause someone to do an activity or be in a situation. (Impulsar)

Answer 25

Propel someone into/to/towards something

Question 26

Broken or torn pieces of something larger. (Restos, escombros)

Answer 26

Debris

Question 27

To push or move something somewhere, often with a lot of force. (Propulsarse)

Answer 27

Propel

Question 28

• To cause or allow something to continue for a period of time. (Mantener, prolongar) - To keep alive. (Mantener con vida)

Answer 28

Sustain

Question 29

(Ingravidez)

Answer 29

Weightlessness

Question 30

The universe considered as a system with an order and pattern. (Cosmos)

Answer 30

The cosmos

Question 31

To change a radio or phone signal so that it can only be understood using a special device. (Cifrar, codificar)

Answer 31

Scramble

Question 32

(Expression) Even more than before. (Más todavía)

Answer 32

All the more

Question 33

(Órbitar)

Answer 33

Orbit

Question 34

(Inhabitable)

Answer 34

Uninhabitable