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Exploring Space . Vocabulary . Mission. Is a special assignment or task The coast guard was sent on a rescue mission to find the lost boat. Syn: Assignment, charge, job Ant. X. Disasters . Are events that cause much suffering, distress or loss.
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Exploring Space Vocabulary
Mission • Is a special assignment or task • The coast guard was sent on a rescue mission to find the lost boat. • Syn: Assignment, charge, job • Ant. X
Disasters • Are events that cause much suffering, distress or loss. • Hurricanes are examples of natural disasters. • Syn. Calamity, tragedy • Ant. windfall
Adjusted • Changed or arranged to fit a need or meet a demand • We adjusted the schedule to include two more singers in the program. • Syn. adapt • Ant. X
Environment • The air, water, soil, and all other things that surround a person, animal, or plant. • Living things need to get used to changes in their environment. • Syn. atmosphere climate • Ant. X
Zone • A region or area that has some special quality, condition, or use. • There is a “No Parking” zone on this street. • Syn. Region, area • Ant. X
Gravity • The force that pulls things toward the center of the Earth, causing objects to have weight. • Gravity will make a ball thrown in the air fall back to the ground. • Syn. X • Ant. X
Maze • A confusing series of paths or passageways through which people may have a hard time finding their way. • There is a maze in my town where people try to find their way through tall stalks of corn. • Syn. labyrinth • Ant. X
Function • To work or act; to serve • Mr. Gross will function as the principal while Mr. Manns is out of town. • Syn. Serve, perform • Ant. X