Advanced Vocabulary - Space
Match the words on the left with their definitions on the right. The tiles in the right-hand column are sortable. ANSWERS
- corona (n.)
- launch (v.)
- nebula (n.)
- lunar (adj.)
- constellation (n.)
- wane (v.)
- extraterrestrial (adj.)
- zenith (n.)
- interstellar (adj.)
- supernova (n.)
- relating to the Moon or to travel to the Moon
- the point in the sky or celestial sphere directly above an observer
- send a weapon or spacecraft into the sky or into space
- (of the moon) appear to become thinner or less full
- the explosion of a star that causes the star to become extremely bright
- a circle of light around a luminous body, usually the moon
- situated or occurring between the stars
- a massive cloud of gas and dust in outer space
- relating to things that exist outside the Earth
- a group of stars which form a pattern and have a name
