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Lesson 5.5 listening and vocabulary

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  • All elements are either solid, liquid or a ______ .
    gas
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  • The part of a spacecraft in which people travel.
    capsule
  •  15
  • Children have these on special occasions. You blow them up and hang them for decoration.
    balloon
  •  15
  • A power which causes an object to move or change the way that it moves.
    force
  •  15
  • To break the sound ______, you have to go faster than the speed of sound.
    barrier
  •  15
  • The layer of gases surrounding the Earth or other planets.
    atmosphere
  •  15
  • This means the journey downwards from a higher point to a lower point, for example from space to the surface of the Earth.
    free-fall
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  • The force which stops things on Earth floating away. Newton discovered it when an apple fell on his head
    gravity
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  • A machine with moving parts that converts power into motion, for example in a car.
    engine
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  • The gas that we need to survive.
    oxygen
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  • People can jump out of planes wearing one because it makes them fall more slowly
    parachute
  •  15
  • A very light gas.
    helium
  •  15