Spelling List 8

2. Earth’s natural satellite, a rocky body that orbits our planet in space.
4. special clothing astronauts wear to stay safe in space.
9. any facility dedicated to and equipped for scientific testing, measurement, and analysis.
10. a big, round object in space that goes around a star, like our Sun. Earth is one, and there are seven more in our solar system.
15. acting or moving very quickly, with great speed, or in a rush because of limited time.
17. a tool that uses lenses or mirrors to make faraway things look bigger and closer.
18. to stay on top of water or drift lightly through the air without sinking or falling.
19. a thin piece of wood you pick up from the ground, like a twig from a tree.
20. shining with lots of light, like the sun on a sunny day or a lamp in a dark room.

1. a big home in space where astronauts live and work while orbiting Earth.
3. the curved path one object in space takes around another bigger one, like a loop that keeps repeating.
5. feeling scared or nervous about something bad that might happen.
6. a bird that flies at night and has big round eyes for seeing in the dark.
7. a little raised spot, like when you hit your knee and it swells up.
8. feeling afraid, scared, or anxious.
11. to send something upward or forward with force, like shooting a rocket into the sky or pushing a boat into water.
12. a powerful machine that blasts into space using fire and hot gas from its engines.
13. a person who studies the world using experiments and questions to learn new things.
14. tears come out of your eyes when you're sad, hurt, or very happy.
16. acting in a way that is not polite or kind to others.