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Robust Vocabulary. Lesson 29. distinct. dis. dis tinct. distinct. When there are several similar but separate objects, the objects are said to be distinct . Stars are distinct , twinkly, unmoving points of light. Would something that is distinct be easy or hard to see?
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Robust Vocabulary Lesson 29
distinct • When there are several similar but separate objects, the objects are said to be distinct. • Stars are distinct, twinkly, unmoving points of light. • Would something that is distinct be easy or hard to see? • Think about what kind of weather might make objects look distinct or not distinct. • Share with your partner.
slightly • When something happens slightly, you can barely tell it happened. • If the fuzzy abject changes position slightly from day to day, it could be a comet. • Would a flag be blown slightly by the wind or your breath?
rotates • Something that rotates spins like a top. • When your body rotates over and over what happens?
steady • A light that is steady always looks the same and does not change or go out. • Why do carpenter have to have steady hands?
reflects • When something reflects light, the light bounces off the surface instead of passing through it. • When you look in a mirror, what usually reflects back at you?
surface • The surface of something is the top part of it. • What does the surface of your desk feel like?
evidence • Evidence is proof that something has happened. • What evidence is there that you did your homework last night?
appears • How something appears is the way it looks or seems to be. • If the sky appears gray, what might happen?
Why would a person weigh more in the sun’s surface than on Earth? What does “the sun rotates east and west” mean? What happens because solar wind are not steady? What happens before the sky reflects the colors of the chemicals? Read pg. 382-383Here Comes the Sun What exciting thing appears in the sky near the North Pole? How are scientists collecting evidence about the northern light?
infinite • When there is so much of something that it cannot be measured, it is infinite. • Outer space is do large, that its size could be called infinite. • What could be infinite, love for a dog or a block of wood?
