Reading Vocab
These scientists study life in the universe
What are astrobiologists?
The way humans interact with the world around them
What is human-environment interaction?
These were discovered inside a rock by Chris the astrobiologist
What are microbes?
The northern most region of colonies known for fishing and whaling.
What are the New England Colonies?
Used to show the geography of a place
What is a map?
The smallest living things
The weather in a place over a long period of time
What is climate?
These were sent to Mars to find water
What are rovers?
These colonies used cash crops like tobacco and rice to make money
What are the Southern Colonies?
Used to show what something or someplace looks like
What is a photograph?
A group of animals living in one place
What is a colony?
It tells you the directions on a map
What is a compass rose?
The continent scientists compared Mars to.
What is Antarctica?
These colonies were able to make money by mining coal and iron
What are the middle colonies?
Used to organize related information
What is a heading?
What are sensors?
You can use this to measure distance on a map
What is a scale?
The sun is up for 24 hours during this time of the year in Antarctica
What is Summer?
They were not able to have large farms because of the environment
What are the New England Colonies
Used to describe what is shown in a map, photo, or illustration.
What is a caption?
These dangerous energy rays cannot be seen.
What is radiation?
North, East, South, West
What are cardinal directions?
A nickname given to the microbes
What are Little Green Men?
They used ports in South Carolina to sell and trade
What are the Southern Colonies?
Words on the page that add more information related to the topic
What is a sidebar?