SCI-FI BASICS
FUTURE WORLDS
THE FUTURE AHEAD
TIME TRAVEL
TIME & REALITY
100
A creature from another planet
Alien
100
Something that looks or feels like it’s from the future
Futuristic
100
A time that is soon, not far away
The Near Future
100
Moving to the past or the future
Time Travel
100
A statement about what will happen in the future
Prophecy
200
A machine that can do tasks like a human
Robot
200
A perfect world where everyone is happy
Utopia
200
Something that is coming soon
On The Horizon
200
A device used to travel through time
Time Machine
200
A record of events in time order
Chronicle
300
Computers or machines that can learn and think
Artificial Intelligence
300
A future world that is dark, unfair, or dangerous
Dystopia
300
Improvements in technology or science
Advancements
300
A situation that doesn’t make sense because two things can’t both be true
Paradox
300
A long period of history or time
Epoch
400
A dark future world with technology and crime, also the name of a popular video game
Cyberpunk
400
An idea that seems impossible or very unlikely
Far-Fetched
400
Machines doing jobs that humans used to do
Automation
400
A different version of history or reality that happens because of a change
Alternate Timeline
400
Moving backwards instead of forwards
Retrograde
500
The world of ideas that go beyond normal reality (saying, 5 words)
The Realm Of Science Fiction
500
A story that warns people about danger or bad choices
Cautionary Tale
500
A time many years or centuries from now
The Far Future
500
A problem where changing the past could erase your own existence
The Grandfather Paradox
500
When the same moment happens again and again
Time Loop