Printable worksheet · Grades 3-8 · 15 minutes
Robotic Future vocabulary
A free printable vocabulary worksheet: match ten key words from the Robotic Future city to their meanings, with an answer key.
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Robotic Future: key words
Write the letter of the right meaning next to each word.
Words
- Governance
- Radiation
- Far side
- Simulant
- Levitation
- Expandable habitat
- Planetary protection
- Artificial gravity
- Solar flare
- Counterweight
Meanings
- A. A home that is launched folded and inflated later.
- B. A material made on Earth to copy lunar or Martian soil.
- C. How decisions are made and rules enforced.
- D. Preventing contamination between worlds.
- E. Floating in the air without support.
- F. A weight that balances another.
- G. A sudden burst of energy from the Sun.
- H. Energy that travels as waves or fast particles.
- I. A force that feels like gravity, created by spinning or speeding up.
- J. The side of the Moon that always faces away from Earth.
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Answer key: Robotic Future key words
- C Governance: How decisions are made and rules enforced. (Civic dome)
- H Radiation: Energy that travels as waves or fast particles. (Radiation storm shelter)
- J Far side: The side of the Moon that always faces away from Earth. (Far-side radio telescope)
- B Simulant: A material made on Earth to copy lunar or Martian soil. (Space building materials)
- E Levitation: Floating in the air without support. (Hover car)
- A Expandable habitat: A home that is launched folded and inflated later. (Pod home)
- D Planetary protection: Preventing contamination between worlds. (Science lab)
- I Artificial gravity: A force that feels like gravity, created by spinning or speeding up. (Spinning gravity arena)
- G Solar flare: A sudden burst of energy from the Sun. (Space weather station)
- F Counterweight: A weight that balances another. (Space elevator anchor)
