Tuesday, January 5, 2010

WEEKLY VOCABULARY WORDS

Apogee - The point farthest from the earth in the orbit of the moon or a satellite.

Eccentricity - Not situated in the center or having the axis away from the center.

Irridium - Iridium is the chemical element with atomic number 77, and is represented by the symbol Ir. A very hard, brittle, silvery-white transition metal.

Moraine - a deposit of material such as boulders, grave, and sand left by a glacier.

Perigee - a artificial satellite nearest to earth or point in the orbit of the earth.