Tooltip Categories: 700 Fathoms

telescope

a tool used to make distant objects; we use telescopes to view the moon or other things in space

to hover

to float in the air, staying in one place

stationary orbit

an object that circles the earth in relation to a fixed point on earth is in stationary orbit

satellite

an object that moves around a larger planet, or a machine in space that moves around the earth or another body

to twinkle

to shine or give off light in a way that flickers, seems to go on and off; for example, stars twinkle at night

species

a group of individual animals related so they can breed, have children or offspring together; for example, different dogs are of the same species, but cats and dogs are different species

pile driver

a machine for driving piles (large poles) into the ground, often to support a building