Vocab U4W4

crescent

A curve that is wider in the middle and tapered at the end.

noun

The moon looks like it is in a crescent shape.

astronomer

An expert who studies the sun, moon, stars, and planets.

phases

rotates

series

sliver

specific

telescope

noun

The little girl had a dream of becoming an astronomer when she grew up.

Stages of growth.

plural noun

The moon goes many phases throughout the year.

A tool that makes distant objects seem closer

noun

A slender, thin piece.

noun

Exact; precise.

adj.

A number of related things coming one after another

noun

Turns around

verb

I looked through the telescope and I could see details of the moon.

I had to have a specific pencil to take the test.

"Percy Jackson and The Olympians" is a good series of books.

The robot's wheel rotates 5 times before stopping

If I looked under the curtain I could see a sliver of light.