Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Reading 1
Reading 2
The Moon
100
to have unending life
What is immortatlity?
100
somethng you spend money on
What is expenditure?
100
This is the main character.
Who is Impey Barbicane?
100
This is Barbicane's enemy.
Who is Nicholl?
100
The moon reflects off this.
What is the sun?
200
incapable of being upset
What is imperturble?
200
to wipe out
What is efface?
200
This is the war that took place just before the novel begins.
What is The Civil War?
200
This is the name of the Observatory that answered Barbicane's questions?
What is the Cambridge Observatory in Massachusetts?
200
We cannot see the moon when it is in this stage.
What is a new moon?
300
really unimportant
What is bagatelle?
300
This is how tall the Gun Club was talking about making the cannon.
What is 900 feet?
300
This is the name of the cannon they will be making.
What is The Columbiad?
300
We can see the moon here the brightest and biggest.....
What is a full moon?
400
unstoppable
What is implacable?
400
to surprise or impress greatly
What is astonish?
400
This is is the state they have decided to launch from.
What is Florida?
400
This is the material they decided to build the cannon out of.
What is cast iron?
400
This is the term used for when more than half of the moon is illuminated. It starts with the letter G.
What is gibbous?
500
chemical compund used for making gunpowder
What is saltpeter?
500
questioning outside of courtroom
What is deposition?
500
This is what th director changed the title of his play to.
What is "As You Like It"?
500
This is the numbered parallel (latitude) that the projectile had to be shot from.
What is the 28th parallel?
500
This is the term used for when the moon appears as if it is getting smaller and smaller. It starts with the letter W.
What is waning?
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