Time and space

Our Quizlet

2021-12-15T11:59:07+02:00

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The Universe

2021-12-15T12:06:37+02:00

constellation	a group of stars that forms a shape in the sky and has a name	The Little Bear constellation is still used by navigators at sea.	tähtikuvio
extraterrestrial	(in stories) a creature that comes from another planet; a creature that may exist on another planet	The movie was about Jupiters extraterrestials.	avaruusolento: muukalainen
hyperspace	space that consists of more than three dimensions	An individual could survive in an escape pod ejected in hyperspace, but if the pod lacked a hyperdrive of its own, reversion to realspace would be impossible.	hyperavaruus
wormhole	a possible connection between regions of space time that are far apart	If scientists could somehow construct a wormhole, initially the two ends would be synchronized in time.	madonreikä
zodiac	the imaginary area in the sky in which the sun, moon and planets appear to lie, and which has been divided into twelve equal parts, each with a special name and symbol	What's your zodiac sign?	horoskooppi
astrophysics	the scientific study of the physical and chemical structure of the stars, planets, etc.	Astrophysics creates physical theories of small to medium-size structures in the universe.	astrofysiikka
nebula	a mass of dust or gas that can be seen in the night sky, often appearing very bright; a bright area in the night sky caused by a large cloud of stars that are far away	a nebula is formed when portions of the interstellar medium undergo gravitational collapse.	tähtisumu
Martian	an imaginary creature from the planet Mars	Are the Martians really green creatures?	marsilainen
falling star	a small meteor (= a piece of rock in outer space) that travels very fast and burns with a bright light as it enters the earth’s atmosphere	Did you see the falling star yesterday?	tähdenlento
exoplanet	a planet outside the solar system	The new data will help scientists find earth-like exoplanets.	eksoplaneetta

The sun and the moon

2021-12-14T10:33:31+02:00

penumbra	the shadow made by the earth or the moon during a partial eclipse		puolivarjo
ray	a narrow line of light, heat or other energy	The windows were shining in the reflected rays of the setting sun.	valon säde
sunbeam	a stream of light from the sun	The sunbeam is warming the ground	auringonsäde
wane	(of the moon) to appear slightly smaller each day after being round and full	The Moon ‘wanes’ during the phase between the Full Moon and the next New Moon.	vähetä
twilight	the small amount of light or the period of time at the end of the day after the sun has gone down	Twilight is the period between sunset and dusk.	iltahämärä
zenith	the highest point that the sun or moon reaches in the sky, directly above you	Zenith is always 90 degrees from the horizon.	lakipiste
sunup	the time when the sun rises and day begins	I always wake up early to see the sunup.	auringonnousu
solar year	the time it takes the earth to go around the sun once, approximately 365¼ days	The Egyptians appear to have been the first to develop a solar calendar	aurinkovuosi
corona	a ring of light seen around the sun or moon, especially during an eclipse	The corona is usually hidden by the bright light of the Sun's surface.	korona; valokruunu
eclipse	an occasion when the moon passes between the earth and the sun so that you cannot see all or part of the sun for a time; an occasion when the earth passes between the moon and the sun so that you cannot see all or part of the moon for a time	There are between 2 and 5 solar eclipses every year.	pimennys; eklipsi

Video

2022-01-13T14:27:17+02:00

Questions:

1. How often does the space station orbit the Earth?
2. What might happen if you watch the space station shortly after sunset?
3. What can you see when the space shuttle leaves the space station?

Vocabulary

object = objekti
international = kansainvälinen
horizon = vaakasuuntainen
shadow = varjo
disappear = kadota
occurs = ilmaantua
sunlight = auringonvalo
fortunate = onnekas
approach = lähestyä
pursue = tavoitella
scientific = tieteellinen

Answers:

1. Every 92 minutes.
2. It might disappear.
3. Two small objects

Space

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intergalactic	existing or happening between galaxies of stars		galaksienvälinen
interstellar	the space between the stars in the sky		tähtienvälinen
mission	a flight into space	We're going on a mission.	matka; tehtävän suoritus
pod	part of a spacecraft or a boat that can be separated from the main part	We have removed the the pod from our spacecraft successfully.	säiliö
probe	a spacecraft without people on board that obtains information and sends it back to earth	A probe was sent to the space yesterday.	miehittämätön avaruusalus
voyage	a long journey, especially by sea or in space	The men are on a voyage headed to the outer galaxy.	matka
cosmonaut	an astronaut from the former Soviet Union	Yuri Gagarin was a cosmonaut who was the first person in space.	neuvostoliiton astronautti
dock	if two spacecraft dock, or are docked, they are joined together in space	We must dock our spacecraft on to the space station.	telakointi
countdown	countdown (to something) the action of counting numbers backwards to zero, for example before a spacecraft is launched	They started the countdown.	lähtölaskenta
lift-off	the act of a rocket or helicopter leaving the ground and rising into the air	The rocket is ready to take off.	lähtö