the universe... the universe or...you can live as if everything is a miracle there are two ways to...

THE UNIVERSE...

The Universe

or...you can live as if everything is a miracle

There are two ways to live:

you can live as if nothing is a miracle...

Albert Einstein

Let me show you some of the “miracles” of the UNIVERSE...

... And try to think how they are called in English...

Ready...? GO!!!

MOON

SUN

METEORE

SATELLITE

GALAXY

SATURN

EARTH

ECLIPSE

ASTEROID

Is the act of changing something to make it

suitable for a new purpose or situation

ADAPTATION

/'ædæpt'eɪʃən/

Region of space in which the gravitational field is so powerful that nothing, including light, can

escape its attraction

BLACK HOLE

/bl'æk//h'oʊl/

CREATIONISM

/kri'eɪʃənɪzəm/

The belief that the explanation of the creation of the Universe

in the Bible is true, and that the theory of evolution is

incorrect

DARWIN

English natural scientist who formulated a theory of

evolution by natural selection

EVOLUTION

/'iːvəl'uːʃən, 'ev-/

Process during which species change some of their physical

characteristics

FUSION

/fj'uːʒən/

The process in which atomic particles combine and produce a large amount of nuclear energy

GENERATION

/dʒ'enər'eɪʃən/

All the people in a group or country who are of a similar age

HYDROGEN

/h'aɪdrədʒən/

Most common element in the universe, one of the proof of the veracity of theory of big-bang

INHERITANCE

/ɪnh'erɪtəns/

The particular characteristics or qualities which your family or ancestors had and

which you are born with

INHERITANCE

/ɪnh'erɪtəns/

The particular characteristics or qualities which your family or ancestors had and

which you are born with

JUPITER

/ˈdʒuːpɪtə(r)/

The largest planet of the solar system, fifth in order of distance from the sun

KELVIN

/ˈkelvɪn/

A unit for measuring temperature in scientific phenomena

LAMARCK

French naturalist who proposed that the function creates the organ

MOON

Satellite that goes round the Earth once every four weeks

/m'uːn/

NEBULA

A cloud of dust and gas in space where stars are formed

/n'ebjələ/

ORGANISM

Living being

/'ɔːʳɡənɪzəm/

PLANET

Round object in space that moves around a star

/pl'ænɪt/

QUASAR

Quasi-stellar radio source. Very distant objects, that emit more energy than

normal galaxies

/kw'eɪzɑːʳ/

RELATIVITY

Einstein's theory concerning space, time and motion

/r'elət'ɪvɪti/

SPECIES

A class of plants or animals whose members have the same main

characteristics

/sp'iːʃiz/

TRAIT

A particular characteristic, quality, or tendency that someone or something

has.

/tr'eɪt, tr'eɪ/

URANUS

The 7th planet from the sun. Has a blue-green colour and many satellites

/ˈjʊərənəs//jʊˈreɪnəs/

VARIATION

A change or slight difference in a level, amount, or quantity

/v'eəri'eɪʃən/

WAVELENGTH

The size of radio waves which a particular radio station uses to broadcast

its programmes

/w'eɪvleŋθ/

EXTINCTION

The death of all the members of a species

/ɪkst'ɪŋkʃən/

OXYGEN

Gas that exists in large quantities in the air

/'ɒksɪdʒən/

ZOOLOGY

The scientific study of animals

/zuː'ɒlədʒi, zoʊ-/