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THE UNIVERSE...
The Universe
or...you can live as if everything is a miracle
There are two ways to live:
you can live as if nothing is a miracle...
Albert Einstein
Let me show you some of the “miracles” of the UNIVERSE...
... And try to think how they are called in English...
Ready...? GO!!!
MOON
SUN
METEORE
SATELLITE
GALAXY
SATURN
EARTH
ECLIPSE
ASTEROID
Is the act of changing something to make it
suitable for a new purpose or situation
ADAPTATION
/'ædæpt'eɪʃən/
Region of space in which the gravitational field is so powerful that nothing, including light, can
escape its attraction
BLACK HOLE
/bl'æk//h'oʊl/
CREATIONISM
/kri'eɪʃənɪzəm/
The belief that the explanation of the creation of the Universe
in the Bible is true, and that the theory of evolution is
incorrect
DARWIN
English natural scientist who formulated a theory of
evolution by natural selection
EVOLUTION
/'iːvəl'uːʃən, 'ev-/
Process during which species change some of their physical
characteristics
FUSION
/fj'uːʒən/
The process in which atomic particles combine and produce a large amount of nuclear energy
GENERATION
/dʒ'enər'eɪʃən/
All the people in a group or country who are of a similar age
HYDROGEN
/h'aɪdrədʒən/
Most common element in the universe, one of the proof of the veracity of theory of big-bang
INHERITANCE
/ɪnh'erɪtəns/
The particular characteristics or qualities which your family or ancestors had and
which you are born with
INHERITANCE
/ɪnh'erɪtəns/
The particular characteristics or qualities which your family or ancestors had and
which you are born with
JUPITER
/ˈdʒuːpɪtə(r)/
The largest planet of the solar system, fifth in order of distance from the sun
KELVIN
/ˈkelvɪn/
A unit for measuring temperature in scientific phenomena
LAMARCK
French naturalist who proposed that the function creates the organ
MOON
Satellite that goes round the Earth once every four weeks
/m'uːn/
NEBULA
A cloud of dust and gas in space where stars are formed
/n'ebjələ/
ORGANISM
Living being
/'ɔːʳɡənɪzəm/
PLANET
Round object in space that moves around a star
/pl'ænɪt/
QUASAR
Quasi-stellar radio source. Very distant objects, that emit more energy than
normal galaxies
/kw'eɪzɑːʳ/
RELATIVITY
Einstein's theory concerning space, time and motion
/r'elət'ɪvɪti/
SPECIES
A class of plants or animals whose members have the same main
characteristics
/sp'iːʃiz/
TRAIT
A particular characteristic, quality, or tendency that someone or something
has.
/tr'eɪt, tr'eɪ/
URANUS
The 7th planet from the sun. Has a blue-green colour and many satellites
/ˈjʊərənəs//jʊˈreɪnəs/
VARIATION
A change or slight difference in a level, amount, or quantity
/v'eəri'eɪʃən/
WAVELENGTH
The size of radio waves which a particular radio station uses to broadcast
its programmes
/w'eɪvleŋθ/
EXTINCTION
The death of all the members of a species
/ɪkst'ɪŋkʃən/
OXYGEN
Gas that exists in large quantities in the air
/'ɒksɪdʒən/
ZOOLOGY
The scientific study of animals
/zuː'ɒlədʒi, zoʊ-/