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HMH G7 Unit 3
The Terror and Wonder of Space
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mood | Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader |
| science fiction | fiction based on imagined future scientific or technological advances and major social or environmental changes, frequently portraying space or time travel and life on other planets. |
| convivial | festive, sociable, having fun together, genial |
| idle | pass time without doing anything useful |
| forlorn | sad and lonely |
| recede | to become fainter or more distant |
| pendulum | a weight hung from a fixed point so that it can swing freely backward and forward, especially a rod with a weight at the end that regulates the mechanism of a clock. |
| muse | to say thoughtfully |
| radiation | energy transmitted in the form of waves or particles |
| colonize | sending a group of people to a new place to establish a colony or settlement |
| geothermal | relates to the internal heat of the Earth |
| infinitely | To a great extent, or with no limits. |
| entail | to have or to require |
| crucial | extremely important or significant |
| habitat | a structure that provides a controlled environment for living in very hostile or even deadly locations |