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Apollo 13 Vocabulary
Apollo 13 Vocabulary
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A review of vocabulary words used in the film Apollo 13.
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a space module in which astronauts can live, control the spacecraft and communicate with Earth
orbiter
space ship
command module
fuel cell
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man-made equipment that orbits around the Earth or Moon
altimeter
spaceship
orbiter
lunar module
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rolling of the space craft performed manually to prevent one side from being "baked" by the Sun
barbeque roll
lurch
undulate
oscillate
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the flight path of a projectile, missile, rocket, or satellite
trajectory
deviation
wrong way
misdirection
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"of or related to or associated with the Moon"
gimbal
lunar
moonwalk
interstellar
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a landing of a spacecraft in the sea at the end of a space flight
ocean landing
water down
crash landing
splashdown
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a mechanical frame for a gyroscope or power unit
steering wheel
gimbal
Segway
tripod
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a device that measures altitude above the surface of a planet or the Moon
altimeter
thermometer
odometer
meter stick
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an exploratory walk by an astronaut on the surface of the moon
moonwalk
Michael Jackson's best dance move
jaunt
stroll
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a cell in which chemical reaction is used to directly produce electricity
geothermal cell
fuel cell
generator
electromagnet