H is for …
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Habitat
A place where a plant, an animal or a human can get the food, water, shelter and space needed to live.
Sentences:
The space station is the astronauts’ habitat when in space.
Water is the habitat for fish.
Related Links:
Astronauts in an Underwater Habitat
Hangar
A building where aircraft stay when they are not flying.
Sentences:
NASA keeps different types of airplanes in their hangars.
The hangar at our airport is a very large building.
Related Links:
An Empty Airplane Hangar
Hubble Space Telescope
A large telescope placed in orbit above Earth that takes pictures of objects in space.
Sentences:
The Hubble Space Telescope was named after astronomer Edwin P. Hubble.
The Hubble Space Telescope has taken pictures of stars that people have never seen before.
Related Links:
Hubble Images
Hypersonic
Able to reach speeds equal to or more than five times the speed of sound.
Sentences:
NASA’s X-43A scramjet set a new world speed record in 2004 when it flew at hypersonic speeds.
The X-43A reached a speed of nearly 7,000 miles per hour, which means it reached a hypersonic speed.
Related Links:
What Is Aerodynamics? (Grades K-4)
What is Aerodynamics? (Grades 5-8)
