Modified January 2013 From brentcoley.com

1. Mae Jemison:
Space Scientist
Key Vocabulary
Theme 2 – Give It All You’ve Got
FROM © Brent Coley 2008 | www.mrcoley.com Modified by PHOLT January
2013

2. See if you can
correctly define
the following
vocabulary
words.

3. If necessary, use
the context clues
from the sample
sentences to help
you.

4. applicants

5. applicants
Sample Sentence:
NASA can get up to
thousand
applicants, but will on
accept fifteen.

6. applicants
Definition:
n. People who apply
for a job

7. astronaut

8. astronaut
Sample Sentence:
Neil Armstrong was
the first astronaut to
walk on the moon.

9. astronaut
Definition:
n. A person trained
to participate in the
flight of a spacecraft

10. embassy

11. embassy
Sample Sentence:
The traveler was able
to get a new passport
at their embassy.

12. embassy
Definition:
n. Official
headquarters of the
representative of a
foreign government

13. launch

14. launch
Sample Sentence:
The space shuttle is
scheduled to launch
tomorrow morning.

15. launch
Definition:
v. To put into action
by force

16. medication

17. medication
Sample Sentence:
The athlete needed
medication for her
knee pain.

18. medication
Definition:
n. A drug used to
treat an illness

19. mission

20. mission
Sample Sentence:
The astronauts’
mission was to repair
the damaged space
station.

21. mission
Definition:
n. An operation that
attempts to achieve
certain goals

22. orbit

23. orbit
Sample Sentence:
The space shuttle
spent two weeks in
orbit while astronauts
gathered data.

24. orbit
Definition:
n. The path of a
spacecraft around the
earth

25. reusable

26. reusable
Sample Sentence:
Reusable water
bottles are becoming
more and more
popular.

27. reusable
Definition:
adj. Able to be
used again

28. satellite

29. satellite
Sample Sentence:
The weather satellite
sent current pictures
of the hurricane back
to earth.

30. satellite
Definition:
n. A human-made
device that orbits the
earth

31. space shuttle

32. space shuttle
Sample Sentence:
The space shuttle
returned to earth
after its one-week
mission.

33. space shuttle
Definition:
n. A spacecraft that
is launched like a
rocket and can be
landed like a plane.

34. specialist

35. specialist
Sample Sentence:
Roger was a
communications
specialist in the army.

36. specialist
Definition:
n. Someone who is
an expert in a
particular field

37. weightlessness

38. weightlessness
Sample Sentence:
Astronauts experience
weightlessness in
space due to the
absence of gravity.

39. weightlessness
Definition:
n. The condition of
being without weight