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ELA Fiction Vocab
For ELA quiz on 1/30
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alien | A non-human being from somewhere other than Earth. |
| Android | A human-like robot. |
| Close Encounter | Contact between a human and a UFO or occupant of a UFO. |
| Cosmos | The universe. |
| Cyber | Relating to computers, information technology, and virtual reality. |
| Dystopia | A utopia (perfect society) where conditions become intolerable and chaotic. |
| Extrapolation | Taking a modern day concept and giving it futuristic attributes, qualities. |
| Extraterrestrial | Anything that is not on or from Earth. |
| Galaxy | A very large cluster of stars and other matter such as the Milky Way. |
| Genetic | Relating to DNA of heredity. |
| Hyperspace | A fictional kind of space in which extraordinary events such as traveling faster than the speed of light can occur. |
| Interstellar | Among the stars. |
| Robot | A machine that is capable of performing human like tasks. |
| Scientific Method | A systematic procedure used in science to test ideas and theories. |
| Sentient | A sentient is one/something with the ability to feel sensation and possesses the power to perceive, reason, and think. |
| Speed of Light | 186,000 miles per second - a speed impossible to exceed. |
| Terraforming | Making another planet habitable for human life. |
| Time Paradox | An impossible situation created by traveling back through time (Going back in time to kill your enemy so they can’t harm your brother). |
| Time Travel | Moving backwards or forwards through time. |
| Utopia | A fictional “perfect/ideal society.” |