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Academic IELTS (Band 5 and Below) - Astronomoy

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Vocabulary for Academic IELTS (5)
orbiter

a spacecraft with the purpose of cricling around a celectial obejct without landing on it

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astrology

the study of the movements of stars and planets that are thought to affect people and the world

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satellite

an object sent into space to travel around the earth and send or receive information

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universe

all that exists in the physical world, such as space, planets, galaxies, etc.

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galaxy

a large number of star systems bound together by gravitational force

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star

(astronomy) a shining point found in large numbers in the night sky

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planet

a huge round object that moves in an orbit, around the sun or any other star

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sun

the large, bright star in the sky that shines during the day and gives us light and heat

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solar system

the sun and the group of planets orbiting around it, including the earth

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orbit

the path an object in the space follows to move around a planet, star, etc.

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spacecraft

a vehicle designed to travel in space

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spacesuit

clothing used by astronauts while traveling in space

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shuttle

a means of transportation that frequently travels between two places

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rocket

a spacecraft that moves up by the force of the gases produced when the fuel burns

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cosmos

the universe, particularly when it is thought of as a systematic whole

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NASA

a US government agency responsible for space travel and the study of space

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moon

the circular object going round the earth, visible mostly at night

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telescope

a piece of equipment by which the far objects, particularly those in space, are made clearly visible

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astronaut

someone who is trained to travel and work in space

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black hole

a place in the space with such high gravity that pulls in everything, even light

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light-year

the distance that light travels in a year

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the Milky Way

a pale band of light seen in the sky at night that contains the solar system and billions of other stars

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atmosphere

the different types of gases that surround the earth or other planets

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big bang

the explosion that, according to most scientists, caused the existence of the universe

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