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Adv. of Sojourner WW
Vocab words for The Adventures of Sojourner at Walter E Woodward Elementary Sch.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Analysis | The separation of a substance into its parts in order to study each part |
| Descent | An instance of going down |
| Engineers | People specially trained to design and build machines and systems |
| Interpreted | Determined or explained the meaning of something |
| Maneuvers | Controlled changes in the movement or direction of a vehicle |
| Monitoring | Supervising: keeping watch over |
| Navigation | The practice of planning and controlling the course of a craft |
| Rover | A vehicle designed to explore the surface of the planet |
| Sensors | Sensitive devices that respond to changes in the environment |
| Stereoscopic | Seeing objects in three dimensions |
| Lunar | Associated with the moon |
| Likelihood | The possibility that something will happen |
| Impending | About to take place |
| Presumably | Safe to assume or expect |
| Option | Choice |
| Unpredictability | When the outcome or result cannot be guessed or known |
| Random | Following no particular order or purpose |
| Perilous | Dangerous, risky |
| Ascent | The act of climbing or rising higher |
| Hovering | Floating in one place in the air |