Module 2 Vocabulary

descent

• the act of going up
• the act of going downward
• moving sideways

The spacecraft's _________ to the moon was slow.

• descent
• astronaut
• telescope
• Option 4

telescope

• a tool to communicate
• a tool for traveling into space
• a tool to observe far away
• Option 4

Galileo improved upon the spyglass to create a tool called a _______________.

• moon
• telescope
• punished
• rocket

mission

• a special job given to a person or group of people
• a scientist who studies the universe
• the beliefs and ways of doing things
• to turn or spin in place

The Apollo 11 ________ was dangerous.

• astronomer
• mission
• moon
• malfunction

malfunction

• working correctly
• the act of going up
• not working
• to protect from being destroyed

The gyroscope had a ___________ and stopped working correctly.

• mission
• malfunction
• ascent
• lunar

lunar

• a scientist who studies space
• having to do with the Moon
• a tool to observe space

The ________ landing was a historic event for the United States.

• earth
• lunar
• malfunction
• fragile