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Space Vocab 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| complex organics | large, complicated molecules that contain carbon. They are the building blocks needed to create life. |
| magentoshpere | a large area around our planet that acts like a magnetic bubble, protecting us from dangerous energy and radiation coming from the sun |
| compelling | very strong or convincing , makes you want to agree or take action right away |
| devote | to decide that a specific amount of money, time, or effort will be used for only one important goal |
| endeavor | an attempt to do something new, difficult, or important. A project that takes time and effort. |
| monotony | when everything or every day is the same and never changes |
| combat (boredom) | working to prevent being bored or finding ways to stay busy |
| infrastructure | the basic systems a city or country need to work, like roads, bridges, power lines, and water pipes |
| terraforming | transforming a planet (like mars) so that it can support human life |
| rectify | to fix something or make a wrong right again |
| biosignatures | any substance or pattern that provides scientific proof that life exists or used to exist in a certain place |
| dichotomies | a division between two things that are completely opposite or very different from eachother |
| biota | all the living things that (plants and animals) found in a specific area |
| calamitous impactors | large objects from space (like giant astroids) that hit a planet and cause a terrible disaster or total destruction |
| huge toll | something that cause a lot of damage, suffering, or loss over a period of time |
| subist | to stay alive when you have only very little of what you need |
| stimulus | something that causes a reaction or makes your brain wake up |
| candidates | people who are being considered for a job or a mission |
| specter | a constant ghostly worry about a danger that might happen in the future |