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Picture Dictionaryby Nasiah : 

Picture Dictionaryby Nasiah

A : 

A Astronaut-   a person trained to travel and work in space Aircraft- a vehicle that flies through the air

B : 

B Biologist-a person who studies plant and animal life Boosters-  a person who studies plant and animal life

C : 

C Climate-the usual weather conditions of a place over a long period of time Cockpit-the part of an airplane or space shuttle where the pilot sits

D : 

D Docking port-an area where one space vehicle joins with another Dock-to join with another vehicle in space

E : 

E Emergency-a quick exit from a vehicle because of a dangerous situation requiring action right away Exhaust-hot gases released from a rocket motor or engine

F : 

F Force-a push or pull a push or pull something built to serve a certain purpose, usually a building, structure or warehouse

G : 

G Gyroscope-a spinning wheel set in a movable frame Gravity-the force by which a planet or other body tends to draw objects toward its center

H : 

H Hangar-a building where aircraft stay when they are not flying Hypersonic-  able to reach speeds equal to or more than five times the speed of sound

I : 

I crater-hole made by the impact of a meteorite Invention-the discovery of something previously unknown or creation of something new

L : 

L launch-to send something on its way, such as when a rocket's engines are ignited to send it from Earth into space a room or building where scientific work is done

M : 

M Matter- something that takes up space and can be observed by one of the five senses; anything that has both mass and volume   Model-  a copy of something, often smaller than the original object

N : 

N NASA- National Aeronautics and Space Administration Nozzle-a short, narrow tube that directs a flow or spray of liquid or gas

O : 

O Orbit-the path followed by a moon, planet or artificial satellite as it travels around another body in space Outpost-   a settlement on a frontier or in a faraway place

P : 

P Planets- large round objects that revolve around a star the force that pushes forward or drives an object forward

R : 

R Rainbow-an arc or circle of colors that appears in the sky opposite the sun. A rainbow is caused by the sunlight shining through raindrops, spray or mist. a vehicle used to launch people and objects into space

S : 

S Season- Caused by Earth's tilt, a season is one of the four quarters into which the year is commonly divided: spring, summer, autumn or fall, and winter Solar Flares-storms on the sun that send out both rays and particles

T : 

T Test Flight-a flight made to test an aircraft Thrust-the forward force produced by the engines of a plane or rocket

U : 

U Universe-all matter and energy, including Earth, the galaxies and the contents of space

V : 

V Vortex- a whirling or spinning mass, as of water or air; whirlpool or whirlwind

W : 

W Weather-the state of the atmosphere at a given time and place. Things like temperature, moisture, wind velocity and barometric pressure influence the weather. the  measure of the pull of gravity on an object