Crater Vocabulary Words: Chapters 13-20

(noun) a small celestial body that enters the Earth's atmosphere and burns up, often producing a bright streak of light

• satellites

• fragments

• perseverance

• meteor

(adverb) relating to the study of the Earth's physical structure, substances, history, and the processes that act on it

• volcanically

• geology

• geologically
• district

(verb) to believe or have a feeling that something is true or likely, without having definite proof

• suspect

• spectra

• fortify

• captured

(noun) the action of one object coming forcibly into contact with another, often causing damage or change

• meteor

• impact
• excavating

• savage

(noun) objects that orbit around planets

• satellites

• fragments

• meteor

• depot

(noun) small pieces or parts that have broken off from something larger

• equator

• fragments
• abyss

• recognize

(adjective) taken or seized by force

• captured
• energy

• fortify

• retrieve

(adverb) related to or caused by volcanoes

• architecture

• volcanically
• volunteering

• depot

(noun) the capacity to do work or produce heat

• energy

• geology

• bravery

• perseverance

(verb) digging or removing material from a place

• excavating
• archipelago

• geology

• geologically