N is for…
NASA’s Picture Dictionary
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NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Sentences:
NASA studies airplanes, Earth, space and space travel.
I want to be an engineer and work at NASA when I get older.
Related Links:
NASA for Students (Grades K-4)
NASA for Students (Grades 5-8)
What Is NASA? (Grades K-4)
What Is NASA? (Grades 5-8)
NASA Kids’ Club
Neutral Buoyancy
The state of keeping a person or thing under water from sinking or floating, using weights or floats.
Sentences:
NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory is a pool filled with over a million gallons of water.
Working in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory helps astronauts train for spacewalks.
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North Pole
The northernmost point of Earth’s axis.
Sentences:
The North Pole is at the top of Earth.
The area around the North Pole is called the Arctic Circle.
Related Links:
Which pole is colder?
Auroras Over the North Pole and the South Pole
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Nozzle
A short, narrow tube that directs a flow or spray of liquid or gas.
Sentences:
Flames came out the nozzles of the solid rocket boosters.
He pointed the nozzle of the garden hose toward the flowers.
Related Links:
Parts of a Jet Engine
A Jet Engine Nozzle on a Jet
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