According to

According to the weather forecast, tomorrow will be sunny and hot.

Astronomers

Astronomers have been studying stars like the Sun.

atmosphere

The atmosphere is the mixture of gases around a planet.

claim

Scientists claim they have discovered a new star.

cloud

It's going to rain – look at those big grey clouds.

distance

The distance from Earth to the Sun is 149.6 million kilometers.

galaxy

Our galaxy is an extremely large group of planets and stars.

Gravity

Gravity is the power that makes something fall to the ground.

gun

He pointed a gun at me – I thought he was going to shoot me!

identify

I can't identify the woman, but my friend might know who she was.

In other words

Many planets have don't have water. In other words, they cannot support life.

light year

The planet is 20 light years away from Earth.

liquid

Water is the most important liquid on Earth.

mirror

You use a mirror to look at yourself.

mixture

The atmosphere is the mixture of gases around a planet.

Neither

Neither Jupiter nor Uranus is close to the Sun.

orbit

The movement of a planet around a star is called its orbit.

planet

There may be lots of other planets like Earth in the universe.

possibility

There is a possibility that there is life on other planets.

report

According to a new report by scientists, there are many planets which can support life.

robot

In the future, robots that look like people will clean our houses.

rocky

The coast was so rocky that we couldn't get to the beach.

Scientist

Scientists claim they have discovered a new star.

similar

They're quite similar – their size and shape are almost the same.

solar system

It's possible to see planets outside our solar system with a telescope.

star

You can see the stars in the sky at night.

support

Is the Earth the only planet that can support life?

dampkring

dampkring

astronoom

astronoom

volgens

volgens

afstand

afstand

wolk

wolk

beweren

beweren

pistool

pistool

zwaartekracht

zwaartekracht

sterrenstelsel

sterrenstelsel

lichtjaar

lichtjaar

met andere woorden

met andere woorden

herkennen / thuisbrengen

herkennen / thuisbrengen

mengsel / mengeling

mengsel / mengeling

spiegel

spiegel

vloeistof

vloeistof

planeet

planeet

baan / omloop

baan / omloop

noch … noch

noch … noch

robot

robot

rapport

rapport

mogelijkheid

mogelijkheid

gelijksoortig / overeenkomend

gelijksoortig / overeenkomend

wetenschapper

wetenschapper

rotsachtig

rotsachtig

mogelijk maken / ondersteunen

mogelijk maken / ondersteunen

ster

ster

zonnestelsel

zonnestelsel

surface

About 70% of the Earth's surface is covered with water.

telescope

It's possible to see planets outside our solar system with a telescope.

temperature

Average temperatures in Sydney are 8–16°C in July and 18–26°C in January.

torch

A torch is a piece of equipment with an electric light that you use to see in the dark.

trillion

A trillion is the same as one million million.

UFO

Many people see strange things flying in the sky and think they are UFOs.

universe

We can't be the only planet in the universe where there is life.

temperatuur

temperatuur

telescoop

telescoop

oppervlak

oppervlak

UFO / vliegende schotel

UFO / vliegende schotel

biljoen

biljoen

zaklamp

zaklamp

heelal

heelal